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VOLUNTEER 

Service In Army of Cumberland. 



PART FIRST. 

History of the Volunteers From 

CLARKSFIELD HURON CO. OHIO. IN THE 101st O. V. I. 
16 pages, 3 Illustrations. 



PART SECOND 

List of the Volunteers From 
AVakeman, O. the \vhole ^var. 

AND THEIR HISTORY SINCE. 10 pages. 



PART THIRD. 

Sergeant Benj. T. Strong's 

Biography, and history of the 

Chiekamauga Campaign. 

24 pages 2 Illustrations. 
PART FOURTH. 

Descendants of Justus Minor, 

WHO MOVED FROM CONN. IN 1821 TO WAKEMAN, O. 
14 pages 1 Illustration. 



All these several pieces written up and published by C. R. Green 
of Olathe, Kan. 1913-14. Total 70 pp. Edition 200. 



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J. N. HARRISON 
Dei)i>rtnient ConiinaJidei- (1. A. R. 



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HISTORY OF THE VOLUNTEERS FROM CLARKSPIELD, 
HURON CO. O. IN THE 101st O. V. I. By C. R. Green. 
Written up after a lapse of 51 years. 

There were ten men and boys who enlisted from Clarksfield 
township, Huron Co., O. in tiie 191st. O. V. I., August 1862. 

Two companies of this Regiment were to be raised from Huron 
Co. Later they were known as Go's. A. and D. The men seeking 
the recruits had privilege of going into any township of the county, 
asking the war committee to call a war meeting and after inspiring 
speeches and music requesting persons to enlist under their com- 
mission. 

Gapt. Sheldon of Greenwich recruiting foi what became Go. "D" 
thus held meeting and the Clarksfield boys mostly living around 
tiie Hollow to the number of seven, enlisted a few days before 
some of us living in the outskirts of the township, busy in tiie hay 
fields hardly knew that recruiting was going on, or who were get- 
ting the men. Aug. 8th. another war meeting was held by D. H. 
i-i'ox of New London who was recruiting for Co. "A" and became 
liind. Lieut, of that Co. 

Henry Pish and the writer of this history, hearing of the enlist- 
ment of so many in the 101st. O' V. I. decided to attend the meet- 
i;nd enlist. We thought the Clarksfield boys would all be assigned 
to one company and expressly stated to Lawyer Pox that we de- 
sired to be with the rest when we gave in our names. Two weeks 
later in the camp at MonroeviUe when we pushed our claims to 
that end we found that Co. D. was full and had some 20 or 25 men 
extra that were fiinally given over to the i23d O. V. I. the neucleus 
of u new company, while our Co. A. had not sulScient men to bare- 
ly pass muster. So to go with the Regiment we staid in Go. A. 

Waki^snan and Clarksfield were adjoining townships and in 1857 
Elias Green my father had bought tiie Morris farm and moved 
tiiere on the road to Brighton, the next town over in Lorain Co. at 
which place by war days only being two miles distant we did our 
trading aad got much of our mail so that our acquaintance with 
our own township people was not at first as extensive as in our 
old home township of Wakeman. Our home was four miles from 
the HoJlow where there was no railroad and six miles from Wake- 



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man station and about seven miles to Wellington on the C. C. R. R. 
So as the war progressed the Wakemnn boys, being in Co. A. 
naturally became my associates and as comrade Benj. Strong has 
written up for publication the history of those who went out from 
Wakeman in our Regiment I will now proceed to do likewise with 
the Clarksfield boys. 

As I have already stated there were ten of us in the regiment, 
John McGraw, Henry Pish and myself in Co. A, and Clark Barber 
Watson W. Rowland, Levi O. Rowland, Edwin W. Cunningham, 
Charles Scott, Myron G. Furlong and Byron Scott in Co. D. Two 
sets of brothers, but the last named Byron, was unable to pass 
muster and never went farther than to camp Monroeville so far as 
I remember. So there were only nine of us in the end. 

John McGraw whom I think was a married man working for 
Mr. Barrett way up on the South lino of Clarksfield township 
next to New London was a large strong Irishman that I had never 
heard of until I joined the New London squad to go to camp Mon- 
roeville. He was generally with the regiment, a man thirty-one 
years old and a good soldier. He was wounded Sept, 19th 1863 at 
the battle of Chickamauga, discharged at Camp Dennison O. July 
14 1864. After the war he lived in Fitchville last, where he died 
March 25 1884. 

Henry Fish a neighbors son aged 27^ and myself enlisted to- 
gether Aug. 8t]i. and were partners as lou^; as he lived. He \Vc:s 
I ti good health and always present for duty. At the batUo oi 
vStone River he had his shoe heel shot off but was one of ihc len 
Mho stood up for roll call at the end of the battle, 18 others beiug 
killed, wounded, taken prisoners or lost from the command. 

Our camp at Murfreesboro was swampy where we Jay lor one 
or two months first, and in the spring even though we had then 
moved to a high dry camp, many oi the boys came down sick 
with the typhoid fever. Henry Fish was one of ihem and aiier 
a few days removed to the Division Hospital for bof. cv care wiiere 
he died of congestion of the brain April 25 1863. and was buried 
there. Some other of our company boys were with him at the last. 

Clark Barber, another neighbor of ours was 24 years old and a 
widows only son and with a sister Rena Barber had moved there 
recentlv from the East. He was working for mv lather when he 



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enlisted. He was not a robust man and not fitted for a soldiers 
life but patriotism led him to lay Ins life on the nivdv. lienrv 
Fish and him living in adjoining farm houses were like brothers 
and it was a source of regret to us that we were not in the same 
Co. and thus could neither tent or mess together. x\ couple of 
months of terrible marching, poor rations and poorer water that 
dry Fall of 1862 down through Kentucky, played out half of the 
boys before we ever got into our first real liard battle, viz: Stone 
Kiver. Our bacon had skippers all through it so that we had to 
pepper it well before frying and shut our eyes before swallowing. 
The hard tack the boys averred had the ieuters "B. 0." stamped 
on it. I know by experience that it was fuU of worms. Of times 
on that march we drove the pigs and geese out of barnyard ponds 
and had to use the water, especially lur cooking. 

Clark Barber was with the company but little. He was a kind 
gentle nurse and I think was continued along in the service by 
the D'rs. for his help thus when if he had been allowed to go home 
by winter he would have lived. He died in a Louisville hospital 
ox typhoid pnenmonia July 7 1863 after eleven months service. 

The Oren Rowland family lived in Clarksfield on our road to 
Wakeman. We had acquaintance with them. Two ol their bev- 
eral sons enlisted in our regiment in Co. D. 

Watson W. Rowland aged 19 was another one of the victims of 
our unhealthy camps there around Nashville and Murfreesboro. 
He died Jan. 31 sl. i860 of typhoid pneumonia at Nasiiville. I do 
not know his war service before that. 

Levi C. Rowland, age 23, got shot in his leg at the battle of 
Stone Kiver, near x\iurfreesboro Tenn. Dec. 3ist. 1862. He w^as 
detained in the hospital for the treatment of his wound more than 
a year being discharged Feb. 15tii. 1864. He never received the 
full use 01 nis leg, having to eitlier use crutches or a crutch and a 
cane all his lite, and in his later years 1 tnmk tliat the Gov't al- 
lowed him extra pay for an attendant. He lived many years from 
1887 at St. Louis, 'oi-ratiot Co., Mich, where I visited him in 1878. 
He moved back to Clarkblieid in 1^02 and died there Sept. 29th, 
1910, at the age of 72 leaving a wiuow and lour children. I think 
Collins is their home now. 



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I should further add that three of this same Oren Rowland's 
family of boys are and have been citizens of Kansas these 35 or 40 
years. Thomas W. and Eber Rowland of Kansas City Kans, and 
George Rowland of Emporia. Printers, Insurance Agents and 
business men, all good Christian citizens. 

Edwin W. Cunningham, age 20 who enlisted Aug. 1 1862 about 
the first in the regiment from Clarkstield, had a collegiate educa- 
tion and experience in the world. He ought at least to have been 
made one of the Sergeants but Co. D had a half a hundred other 
men just as capable. Ed belonged in our school district of the 
White Fox but was out and away at college before I went into 
the neighborhood. But we were well acquainted and in our Kan- 
sas life 25 and 40 years later we used to have a good many 
pleasant evenings together either in his Emporia home or at his 
lodgings up at Topeka where as one of the Justices of the Sup- 
reme Court Ed enjoj'^ed for a few years the labors and honors of 
that office 

Talking over old army days one time he said "Charlie, it was 
a little pig that I captured on the Perryville march that was my 
undoing. It made me sick, I went to the hospital and as I re- 
covered they discovered that I couid write. In 8 months I was 
discharged from the Volunteer service only to be commissioned 
by the U. S. as a Hospital Steward in the Regular Army" lie 
was stationed there in Louisville where he had oversight of a 
dozen Hospitals, and I heard had great executive talent in their 
management, A month after the battle of Chickamauga it was 
my fortune as a wounded soldier to be transferred from Nashville 
via Louisville to Cincinnati, tarrying a couple of days in one of 
Ed's hospitals. He found me pretty homesick and as he was 
married then and keeping house tiiere they had me up to .su;:pei'. 
His wife was Debby Rowland of Clarksfield and ever aftt-r t.iat [ 
prized their friendship. 

This army life did not satisfy Ed however. He resigned in 18i54 
returned to his studies and became a successful teacher, botii in 
Ohio and out at Urbana Hi. where he had brothers older v.'ho led 
him along through law studies where he was admitted to the bar 
June 1869, soon after removing to Emporia Kans., his home the 
balance of his life. Gov. Stanley, recognizing his talent as a 



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Judge elevated him by appointment about 1900 to the Supreme 
Court Bench of Kansas, Later by the suffrages of his fellow 
citizens he was given a new teroa. He was never of a roubust 
build and died unexpectedly about Aug. 10 1905 while with a 
daughter out in Colorado seeking rest frooi his labors. He left a 
Widow and live children. Recently Airs. Cunningham has died 
and there are none of the family longer in Emporia. 

An elder brother, Jarius O. Cunningham perhaj^s 80 years old 
also a judge of many years in Illinois, lives at Urbana 111. and is 
greatly distinguished these later years for his interest there in 
tiie UniversiLy of Illinois and also interest in all Historical mat- 
ters-especially those of the Firelands Society of Huron and Erie 
Counties Ohio, tae county of his boyiiood days. 

There were two of ihe Scott boys who enlisted from the Hol- 
low July 28 1862. Mr. Scott kept the hotel. Byron Scott the 
younger aged 19 was not mustered. Charles Scott aged 21 went 
into Co. D and was one of its jolly cheerful boys who could keep 
the boys alive with fun, jokes and songs equal to any one I ever 
heard. A year or more after we had been in service there were 
just the three of us from Clarksfield left with the regiment. John 
McGraw got his ticket of leave at Chickamaaga. When my 
wounds had nearly got well after that battle some six months 
later I joined the Regiment at Camp Ooltewah and found Charles 
Scott with the Regiment once more. So it was us two from 
Clarksiield until May 19 1864. While Sherman's Army was advan- 
cing and Scott was out in the line of skirmishers marching for- 
Vv^y-rd he was instantly killed. That night when I went over to 
his company to visit him I learned that he had been killed and 
buried all in an hour. This happened near Kingston Ga. 1 had 
a lettei- written and sealed up ready to send home. It was witii 
a sorrowful heart that I wrote a line or two on slip of paper and 
with the aid of my pencil pushed it into the sealed letter. Father 
was down to the Hollow soon after he received my letter. He 
was one of the Township Board and also one of the three war 
committee. When father told Mr. Scott the sad news he could 
not believe it as he had received a letter also of recent date toll 
ing how Charlie fared through the two weeks already of righting. 
And was kept in sus^^ense two or three weeks longer before any 



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one had a chance to write. Fighting was a daily affair then as 
Gen. Sherman advanced towards Atlanta. I got hit once by a 
piece of shell and twice by musket balls, all spent shots, only 
leaving bruises, on that 100 day Atlanta Campaign. And there 
was a time at the Kenesaw Mt. advance when for a whole week 
I was the only private in Co, '"A" present able for duty. Seven 
men drew rations, four were non commission officers, two 
privates were sick, leaving me for duty. Our company officer, 
Lieut. Hosmer had been mortally wcunded at Buzzard t^oost 
where about 3 of our men got shot in five minutes time May 7th. 
So it came about that when Lieut. E. J. Squire or Lieut. John 
Milliman were not in command of our Co. we were consolidated 
with Co. F next to us. No other company in our army there had 
such a time to keep men present long enough to make a Serg- 
eants squad. And no matter how many came up there always was 
some affair that kept us below 15 until we started home for our 
muster out when I believe we had 22 and the Regiment 329, at 
least one fourth more having joined us after Lee's surrender to 
have the honor and pleasure of coming home at the end of the war 
with their old Regiment. 

We were discharged and paid off at Cleveland O. June 19 1865. 

Myron G. F'urlong, Co. D enlisted at Clarksfield Aug. 8 loG2, 
discharged Feb. 10 1863 on surgeons certificate of disability age 
19 "is the record in our history." I knew Myron better after the 
war was over but never learned his war history. He became a 
dentist living successively in Norwalk, Cleveland, Isle of Pines, 
in the West Indies and the last year or two has set up his business 
again in Cleveland. So that of the 9 men who went out to the T\ar 
from Clarksfield in the 101st. O. V. I. him and I are the only ones 
left alive. I expect he is now if alive 71 years old. 

We started May 5 1864 on the Atlanta Campaign I see by old 
letters with 12 men in Co. A to bear arms and three were along 
who drew rations. I expeco these were Sidney Hoff who had a 
crippled hand and was the Surgeon's assistant, and two men in 
the Brigade Pioneer squad, names forgotten. 

Charles R. Green, whose picture at the age of 56 and history is 
given briefly as written up loc the book Annals of Lyndon in lb97 
with additions to date, Dec. i'.)13, is found on the next page. 



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The Following Sketch of C. R. Green is Taken Prom a 
Book "Annals OF Lyndon" TVrittex by a Meviber of the 
Kansas Historical oociety, at lyndOxn in 18J7 and Published 
in Olathe Kansas in 1913. 

C. R. Green. 

Charles Ransley Green was born November 8 1845 at Milan, 
Erie County, Ohio. He was raised in Wakeman and Clarksfield 
townships, Huron County, Ohio, where his father followed farm- 
ing and the son, the eldest in a family of ten, got what common 
school education one could under such circumstances. 

Being alive to the issues that brought on the war, he tried to 
go in the fail of 1861 as a soldier in the 55th Ohio, which was re- 
cruiting around him, but his father objected as he was only a lad 
less than 16 years old. 

The next summer, when, after the seven days' battles by Mc- 
Clellan's army in front of Richmond in July, President Lincoln is- 
sued his call for 200,000 more volunteers, Mr. Green, though only 
then a lad of 16.2" years and 133 pounds weight, enlisted August 8 
1862 in Co. A 101st Ohio Volunteers for three years or during the 
war. The father did not consent, however, to his son's going 
until he had been examined by a county medical board and got 
his exemption papers, as, being undar 45 years of age, he was 
otherwise subject to draft. So after taking this precaution for 
the welfare of the family, the father was willing to let Charles go 
to the war. The 101st Ohio's first service in Dixie was to help 
repel Gen. Kirby Smith's rebel raid on Covington, Kentucky and 
Cincinnati, Ohio. Here is where Gov. Todd of Ohio, in September 
'62 called out the men of his state to rally at once in the defease 
of tiieir homes. The forces who volunteered on that occasion were 
called "Squirrel Hunters." When the danger was over at this 
point the many regiments of new soldiers called to Covington 
from Ohio and Indiana were transferred to Louisville and, Ocb. 1st 
to 3d put into the old brigades of Gen. Bueii's army and soon 
marched out to the battle of Perryville Ky., Oct. 7th and 8tii. 

The 101st did not shed any blood here altho under fire. They 
were put into Gen. Carlin's brigade of Gen. Jeff C. Davis' division 
Gen. A. D. McCook's Corps, Rosecran's army. They remained in 
this organization until after the battle of Chickamauga. Through 



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the whole 3 yrs. service as fellow comrades in the brigade, they 
had Grant's old regiment, the 21st and 38th 111., and the 81st Ind. 
When the 101st Ohio Infantry was put into this brigade of 
soldiers at Louisville, the old regiments had seen almost a years 
active service and had fought many battles and skirmishes and to 
have a regiment a thousand strong put with them was a God-send 
indeed. Scorning to carry a knapsack or blankets in the summer, 
desiring but the one shirt to their backs, they came in from their 
long chase after Bragg, up from luka Miss, ragged, dirty, locks 
unshorn, lousy with graybacks, adepts in the art of hving off the 
country. Their of&cers even boasting that their men could stop, 
slaughter a hog or cook a cup of coffee and not interrupt the day's 
steady march. Such were the companions who kindly looked tiie 
new levies over and shouted "fresh fish" on that Ky. march of '62 
and who considerately allowed them to carry blankets and knap- 
sacks in the day time that the old soldiers might have their con- 
tents to use the next night. The new troops soon found this 
game out, and also the folly of carrying such heavy loads. The 
81st Ind., which took the place in the brigade that fall in the 
place of Col. Heg's Norwegian regiment, the 15th Wisconsin, trans- 
ferred, was also a new regiment, and both had to put up with the 
old soldiers abuse and ridicule several months, until the battle of 
Stone River baptized them in blood, the 101st proving their hero- 
ism by leaving half of their number on the battlefield. 

Tlie Kentucky march had been a long, wearisome one to the new 
solders from LouisviUe to Nashville, made in dry weather with a 
good many deviations or side trips, and the sudden change of 
weather, which on Oct. I'tjth brought snow to the depth of several 
inches. This occured while they were encamped at Rolling Forks 
and caused much sickness from the exposure, and before they 
got down into Tennessee ready for the battle of Stone River the 
101st Ohio was reduced to less than one-half effective men for 
duty, and company A, to which Mr. Green belonged, which had 
left Ohio with 90 men, and in Noven.ber had 44 men, entered their 
first real battle with only 28 men in line for duty. 

At the beginning of the battle, December 25th, all men not able 
to stand the march and exposure, were ordered, to the rear with 
the wagon train. So Mr. Green being among this number, having 




A MONTH AFTER CHICKAMAUGA. IN A CINCINNATI 
HOSPITAL. THE ARTIST TAKES THE WOUNDED ARM 
OUT OF THE SLING, RESTS IT ON THE STAND AND 
GOES AHEAD WITH HIS PICTURE. Co A 101 O. V. I. Age 18. 



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been taken sick Christmas, missed the heaviest day's battle- 
December 31st, but hearing of the almost total annihilation of his 
regiment, joined the army ?t the front, in time to be in the last '2 
days' battle, and when he found his company- nine men only were 
left, and only 110 in the regiment. Both Colonels and other offi- 
cers of the companies were killed or wounded. Nearly all the 
wounded and many others were taken prisoners. In a day or two 
enough stragglers came up to make over two hundred present, 
riit' ll^.hting-, all through it, lasted six days, and at its close 
the battle-lield, with all the Union dead and many of the Rebels, 
fell to the Union Army, Here Mr. Green helped to bury one of 
his own mess, Edwin Runyan, and twelve others of the regiment, 
all in one wide grave, on the battle field. 

The Union Army camped around Murfreesboro the next six 
months. The people thought Gen. Rosecrans with his m.agnifl- 
cent Union Army, of 50,000 men, would never get started South- 
ward agai];i, but on the 24th of June, 1863, found the army in 
motion, and active campaigning was going on until after the battle 
of Chickamauga, Mr. Green was aU through the campaign with 
his regiment, and in the battle of Chickamauga got hit in three 
pirices, two of the wounds being through each arm. From a 
regiment numbering 225 before, at the end of the battle left them 
65 men present for duty, and Co. A was reduced from 17 to 3 
m.en, several being killed or badly wounded and left on the battle- 
field. Comrade Green's wounds were such as did not hinder his 
getting away, and he was absent six months, back in Nashville 
and Ohio, recovering from his wounds, getting two furloughs 
home in the meantime. 

In February, 1863, his arms not being strong enough to carry a 
gun, the medical authorities, at Cincinnati, thought to transfer 
him into the Invalid Veteran Resere Corps, an organization i" the 
rear to do guard duty over prisoners, recruits, commissary 
stores, etc. But Mr. Green concluded that if they wanted his 
services to help put down the war, it must be in the front; so he 
took such a course that he fell into disgrace with the doctors, and 
as a punishment, they ordered him to be sent to the front to re- 
join his command at Chattanooga, the very thing that he privately 
was working for; and, although not able for duty, he became so 



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by the time Old BiUy Sherman started the army out for the 100- 
days fighting of the Atlanta campaign, May 4th, 1864. 

As usual, the very first battle they got into, which was a charge 
on Buzzards' Roost, their company lost several men, the Lieut, 
commanding the company and Orderly Sergeant both being killed 
or wounded, and all through the rest of that campaign the com- 
pany never had over ten men, and for three weeks, in front of 
Kenesaw Mountain, three men only for duty, C. "R. Green being 
one of them. There were four more present, but two were de- 
tailed in the Pioneer Corps and two were non-commissioned of- 
ficers. The company was attached to another company, because 
there were no spare officers for it; and, to cut a long story short, 
it never had more than 14 to 16 men present again to the end of 
the war. 

When the Atlanta campaign was over. The Army of the Cum- 
berland under. Gen. Thomas, was detached to march back into 
Tennessee and defend it against Hood's Raid, while "Sherman 
marched down to the Sea." 

The 101st Ohio was in Col. Kirby's Brigade, Gen Stanley's Di- 
vision, Gen. O. O. Howard's 4th Army Corps in the most of the 
Atlanta campaign. When McPherson was killed, July 22, 1864, 
Howard was placed in command of the army of the Tennessee, 
and Gen. Stanley took the 4th Corps. But at the battle of Nash- 
ville and to the end of the war. Gen. Thomas J. Wood commanded 
the 4th Corps, and when Gen. David S. Stanley was promoted. 
Gen. Nathan Kimball toolc the Division and was its commander 
until the end of the war. Col. I. N. Kirby was the 101st Ohio's 
Colonel from the battle of Stone River to the end of the war, near- 
ly, but on part of the Atlanta campaign — the Franklin and Nash- 
ville days and to the end, he commanded the brigade, and was 
made a General at the last, richly meriting the promotion. 

Mr. Green was hit three times by missiles of war in the Georgia 
campaign, but not serious enough to cause his falling out. Along 
in the Fall of 1864, the constant exposure and fatigue of a wet 
November while they were marching back into Tennessee, guard- 
ing and assisting along a wagon train of a thousand wagons, more 
or less, over the Cumberland Mountains, so bore dt>wn his 
constitution that he came down sick with that dreadful army dis- 



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ease known as the "chronic diarrhoea," and was ordered tx) the 
Nashville liospital, only the day before the battle of Franklin 
where his regiment suffered a loss of a few men only, and in the 
battle of Nasliville, Dec. 15 and 16, '6-4, where Gen. Thomas so 
signally defeated Hood's rebel army, the regiment lost ten men. 

Mr. Green was away three months recovering his health, having 
been transferred to Ohio hospitals, he had a furlough home, which 
was undoubtedly the saving of his life. The custom was, by the 
Army Doctors then, to give plenty of Opium and Quinine and 
other equally strong drugs. Mr. Green, seeing that he did not 
recover b^ the hospital treatment, soon took the practice of eating 
roasted cheese and crackers, and drinking scalded milk, regularly 
turainq; into the spit box the doses left by the doctors. 

in March, lb65, he rejoined his regiment at Huntsville, Ala., 
and tlio whole corps was soon transferred to East Tennessee, 
where they had to guard against a possibility of Gen. Lee's escape 
from Richmond via Lynchburg into Tennessee. Here the end of 
the war found them, and soon after they were transferred to 
Nashville, and June the 12th, mustered out. They went in a body 
to Cleveland, Ohio, where, on the 19th of June, 1865, they received 
their pay and were discharged. 

The Ohio Book of Records, Vol. 7, goes on to state that Charles 
R. Green was mustered out with his company at the end of the 
war, June 12th, 1865, the only one of nine from Clarkstield, Ohio, 
who was able to see the war through and come home with his 
command: not by reason of strength and health, but by an over- 
ruling Providence, which singles out some to death and others 
to lifelong suffering— some to glory and others to sorrow. 

Mr. Green served 3 years, lacking 40 days as a [)rivate. He now 
returned home to Clarksfield, Ohio. 

Al^ER THE WAR. 
The war was over, and here was C- R. Green less than 20 years 
old, with three years' experience in battling for himself alone and 
with 500 dollars of his war money, but a great 3 year gap in his 
education stared him in the face, which he at once set out to till by 
two years' attendance at the Milan, Ohio, Normal School and a 
term of teaching school, not quitting until he was able to pass the 
second grade in their county examinations. 



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April, 1867, in his 22nd year, he foUovred Horace Greeley's ad- 
vice to young men by coming out to Kansas "to grow up with the 
country." He landed in the Kaw river bottoms at Lenape, Leav- 
enworth Co. Kan. where an uncle, James P. Green, was operating 
three steam saw mills to furnish timber for a hundred miles of 
the Union Pacific Railway from Junction City westward. The 
Delaware and Wyandotte Indians had just disposed of their res- 
erves but had not yet moved to the Territory, and "the noble red- 
man" was about the first attraction seen by Mr. Green in Kansas 
sas on stepping off the cars. 

After spending about two months with his uncle, who in the 
meantime removed to the "State Line" bottom of Kansas City, 
Missouri, which in '67 had the State Line depot and very few 
other buildings on it, the last of May, 1«67 he concluded to go a- 
cross the plains to California. 

Air. Green got a position with a surveying party and went out 
across the plains, through New Mexico, Arizona and California to 
the Pacific coast. It was a preliminary railway survey and ex- 
ploring expedition run by the Union Pacific R. W. E. D. and the 
Government. The latter sending out a scientific party who dis- 
covered and reported the great coal fields of Trinidad and Raton 
Mountains, and who paved the way for Major Powell's geological 
survey of the Great Canon of the Colorado a few years later. 

The Santa Pe railroad, some of the way, runs over the route 
that Mr. Green helped to survej'^ in 1867-'8, for he was absent a- 
bout a year from Kansas, returning by Old Mexico, Panama and 
New York. This was a very interesting trip in the days of the 
Santa Pe Trail, the Overland Stage, Indian war and "Custer on 
the Plains." They were at Old Kit Carson's abode in the Rocky 
Mountains, and the many adventures and tales about this trip, 
Mr. Green will put in a chapter to itself. 

When he came back to Kansas, in 1868, he spent three months 
with his Uncle in Kansas City, Mo. helpingto make some of the 
first buildings of the boom on those great bottoms, before there 
was any Union Depot there. In August, getting tired of city life, 
he wmt up on the Delaware Reserve in Leavenworth county, half 
way . ?)etween Lawrence and Leavenworth, at Glenwood, and 
bought himself a farm and went to teaching in the country schools. 



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He taught more or less steadily the next six years, improving his 
farm and living on it, so that one day when a man offered him 
$3,600 for it, he replied, "No, yon can have it for $4,000, and not a 
cent less," but, he would give i^osession at once of all the crops 
and the house. May 17th, 1873, the sale was made, and in a few 
months, Mr. Green closed up his business, and term of school, 
and took his family consisting of wife and two children, and April, 
1874, removed to Clarkfield, Ohio, three thousand dollars the rich- 
er for his Kansas experience. They were renters two years on 
their Father Green's farm, when they bought a farm of their own, 
in Wakeman, and lived there four years. 

But six years in Ohio made him and his wife homesick for the 
western people, and the opportunities to get ahead, and they came 
back to Kansas, this being the 2nd time. Mr. Green did not 
wish to settle down again in Leavenworth county. The taxes 
were very high there and the price of land four times as much 
as in newer counbies. He carefully looked over ten counties, in 
1879, before locating, and never regretted his final choice of 
Osage county. He lost considerable by the move to Ohio, but 
gained in experience, and finally settled down on a farm in the 
Dane neighborhood, six miles West of Quenemo, and four and a 
half miles South-east of Lyndon, Osage county, June 20th, 1880. 

He married December 28, 1869, in Tama county, Iowa, Flavia 
Barbour, a playmate of his in Ohio before the war. Six child- 
ren, three girls and three boys, were born to them from this 
union, when death claimed the wife, March 21, 1883, at the age of 
35, leaving a little babe w^hich Mr. Green gave to sister in Ohio. 

The oldest of these children, Mary Alice Green, was married 
to Albert I. Haskins, of Wakeman, Ohio, in 1893, and lives there. 
The eldest son Ovid Elia."^ Green, died September 15, 1889, at the 
age of 13. A little girl, Jennie Alda, died in 1685, aged 4. So 
that, not counting the children in Ohio. Mr. Green has only two 
at home, Winifred B. Green, a young lady graduate of the "Class 
'95," Lyndon High School and a teacher of the county and Nor- 
man B. Green, a young man of 19 years, in 1896. 

For his second wife Mr. Green married, on November 17, 18"7, 
-liss Annie Kring, one of his Old Leavenworth county, school 
pupils, and resides in a comfortable home a mile or two South of 
Lyndon the county seat. , 



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Being interested in horticulture, he has large orchards and 
acres of forests trees, vines etc. He has built himself plenty of 
barns and other outbuildings, and a good house with a fire-proof 
library and museum room, so that he hcis no desire wha,tever to 
leave the farm for town life. 

Always taking naturally to tools, he has saved hundreds of dol- 
lars doing all his own building; and he finds that good buldings 
and sheltered tools and stock are good investments on a farm, and 
that though a man may love other pursuits in life, and follows 
them for a season, there is nothing compared to the peace and 
happiness and the independence of living on a pleasantly located 
farm. And while he tried Florida one winter season for his 
health, he found, on his return here to Kansas, wayward as she 
is in many things, best suits him out of 27 states and territories, 
that he has been in during the last 40 years- And being the best 
to hve in, all things considered, certainly then it is good enough 
to die in also. 

SEVENTEEN YEARS LATER. 

The foregoing matter was printed 17 years ago, and as his fam- 
ily history was alluded to then, it is only fair to further write of 
it after this lapse of time. Mr. Green's second daughter. Miss 
Winifred B. Green, was married to Silas D. Metzler of Wooster, 
Ohio, Feb. 1899, and now lives in Lyndon, Kans., they have four 
children. He is a blacksmith, yet, they own a farm near there. 

Norman B. Green went back to the old Wakeman, Ohio, home 
and married Miss Grace Ford, Oct. 1901, and they have five child- 
ren. He lives on a farm 4 miles S.E. of Lyndon. 

Morris E. D. Green, the motherless babe of 1883, was raised in 
Ohio by Mr. Green's sister, Mrs. Hepsey E. Morris, and married 
Miss Sarah Skinner of Wakeman, Oct. 1904, they have two child- 
ren, he lives on a farm adjoining Kipton, 5 miles East of Wakeman. 

Mary Green Haskins removed from Wakeman to Osseo, Hills- 
dale Co. Mich., about 1909, on a farm. They have 8 children alive. 
So that Mr Green now has 19 grand-children, the oldest not more 
than 16, Vern Haskins of Osseo, Mich. 

Feb'y 1904, Mr. Green sold his old farm to W. A. Holt and re- 
moved, temporarily to a tenant farm adjoining, but in two and a 
half years later, Aug. 10th, 1907, removed to Olathe, Johnson Co., 



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Kans. on a good roomy suburban property, where he can both 
farm and carry on his publishing business. He is now between 
68 and 69 years of age and lives alone, with his wife, in good room- 
y quarters, with his printing plant in the same yard. 

He is much interested in old Soldier History, and finds, among 
the 150 Old Soldiers of the Civil War living at Olathe, plenty of 
interesting material to put in his books. 

100 MEN FROM HURON CO. FOR CO. A. 

It seems appropriate right here to give the names, and of what 
localities, the several members of Co. A, 101st Ohio, came from, 
there in Huron County, Aug. 1862. The Ohio Roster of Soldiers, 
which may be found in every library of note, gives some informa- 
tion not quite in this form.— C- R. Green, Co. A. 

As near as can be figured out, the members of this company 
came from the following townships or places in Huron Co., Ohio. 

Capt. Charles Calligan of Monroeville, raised in Ridgeville twp., 
which embraced Cooks Corners, part of Bellevue, MonroeviUe 
and some other little Burgs, 22 men as follows; Atkinson, 
Carr, Clark, Earl, Gregory, Harris, Horace Hill, Jefferson, H. 
Kingsley, W. Kingsley, Lamaroux, Miner, Pike, David W. Smith, 
John Smith, Turner, Stimpson, Ward, Whaley, Daniel Webster, 
Herman G. Webster, Young. 

From Lyme came 5; Pat. Brady, Harder, Lewis, Pally; Geo. 
A. Stewart, 75 years old- From Norwalk, East Norwalk and the 
Twp. recruits furnished by Asa Hillyer, who was 1st Lieut, of 
the Co., 16 men; Allen, Base, Buck, Chollar, Cleveland, Harriman, 
Henley, Jackson, King, McPherson, Riggs, Raidart, C. E. Cart- 
wright, Miles E. Cartwright, Inman, Springer. 

From Clarksfield, in Lieut. D. H. Fox's squad of New London 
and Fitchville men came 3 viz; Green, Fish and McGraw. 

From New London, 14 men; Barker, Brisock, Bradley, Barret, 
Coleman, Evans, Knapp, Prosser, Runyan, Stevens, Vosburg, 
Vanscoy, Whitney. 

From Townsend, in the division of the Non-com misioned offi- 
cers, among others was Benj. F. Bryant about 5th Sergeant, but 
after the battle of Stone River, he alone of all the Sergeants was 
left, and for meritorious service was made 1st Lieut. At the 
end of the war he was made a Captain, and is now alive Col. com- 



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manding the Wisconsin State Soldiers Home. There came 9 men 
from Townsend; Austin, Bryant, Thos. Green, Haller, Hoff, Lowe, 
Kilbourn, Bobbins, Ryan. 

From Hartland was Earnsberger and Searl. From Fitchville, 
was Williams. From Peru, were Shauger and Chance. From 
Bronson came Park. 

Fi'om Wakeman there were 10 men mustered; Griffin, Albert 
R. Hill, Hasbrook, Harmon Martin, Elwood Martin, Russell, 
Strong, Wilson, Webb and Welch. 

Three recruits; Harmon Gaston, Levi Green, Robt. A Blanks. 

There was just an even 100 men, counting the 3 officers, who 
belonged to Co. A, first and last. 3 were recruits in March 1865. 
Two men deserted early in the service, 9 men where never mus- 
tered or if mustered took sick and were never present after- 
wards, excepting the old man Stewart, who though 75 years of 
age and not mustered into Co A, went along with us as far as 
Perryville where he fell sick and returned North but died within 
the year. 

How Calligan ever got "Co. A" into service with only about 
eighty-nine men I do not understand, and many of them were 
not robust or able to stand the awful hard marching we had to 
do down through Kentucky. 

The men fell out of our company by the dozen. Men sickened 
and died in our camp hospital, and in the wayside houses. And, 
when we left Bowling Green, Kentucky, November 4th, 1862, 
and only sixty days from our first entrance upon Dixie Soil, I 
do not think there were more than forty men left of Company A 
present. 

The effects of tliat horrible goose-pond water we had to drink 
upon the footsore men from long marches over the Kentucky 
pikes; the terrible snow storm which came so suddenly upon 
us while we were at RoUing Fork, October 24th to the 26, and we 
without tents or blankets enough, (for all this baggage we had 
discarded before Perryville) all tended to play out the boj'-s so 
entireJj'^ that two- thirds never returned to Co. A again. 




We see here, 50 years after the Civil War, "An Old Veteran ^ 
He is trying to show how an Infantryman looked when ordered 
out for I 24 hour picket guard. His tent and rubber blanket that 
should be in a roll over his shoulder, now hang on the rod^ The 
coffey pot, canteen, haversack that does not show plainly, the old 
army musket, belt and ammunition boxes, the bayonette, old hat 
with figures 101 on it, the army trousers so ^mall and tight that 
if he stoops over they will surely bust. And last of all the Army 
Overcoat, that not satisfied with its war service, t««\^ ^^^^^^.'^^^ 
across the Plains to Calif. What Tales could be spun of the articles 



List of Those who Enlisted from 
"Wakeman, O., In the Civil ^Var. 

AND THEIR HISTORY. THIS ALSO INCLUDES SOME 
Who lived on the outskirts of tlie township, and others 
who since tiie War, have moved into Walieman. 
Compiled By C. R. Green, Assisted by the Wilson Todd Post No. 
559 G. A. R. Dpt. of Ohio. Capt. L. W- French, Benj. T. Strong, 
Isaac Haskins and others of Wakeman, in these last eight years. 

Printed April 1914. 



SOME HISTORY OF THE WORK. 
Living temporarily in Wakeman the years 1876-'80 I was selec- 
ted as Historian for 1878, Decoration Day. I kept the Roll I pre- 
pared and read. A few years later out here in Kan. I was able to 
got of Mrs, Eugenia Bunce Gesner, her Father Edward Bunce's 
old memoranda book showing a good many names of Wakeman 
Volunteers along up to 1864. Edwin W. Cunningham called my 
attention to W. W. Williams History of "The Firelands 1879" . A 
valuble help. Having about all the Ohio published Soldier Records 
in my own library, I feel that this list, lame as it may be. is bet- 
ter than none, and as an interval of about 49 years has elapsed 
since the War closed, it is high time it was published. [C. R. G.] 

Those marked with an asterisk ' * ' are the Wakeman Volunteers 

* Charles E. Arnold, Co. C 196 O. V. I. Forsythe Arnold's boy 
who died April 17 1865 at Cumberland, Md. 

Frank Allen, [Bunce list) Some man procured from elsewhere 
to fill up the Wakeman quota. 

* Aaron Alvord. Co. D 8th O. V. 1. Dead. 

* Cecil C. Al)bott. Co. B 166 O. N. G. Harbor Springs, Mich. 

* Cyrus Arnett. Co. B, 166 O. N. G. Is living in Erie Co. O. 
Thomas Allen. Co. H 41st O. V. I. 

* Perry Arnold. Co. C 196 O. V. I. Another of Forsythe Arno 
Id's boys tho't to be dead. A broth Lew Arnold lives in Wakeman 

John T. Allard, (Jack) 85 N. Y. Inf. He is dead, his widow and 
three daughters run the Bright Hotel. 

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* James Arnett, Co. F 3rd O. Cav. Died at Savanna, Tenn 1862 

V Barkdoll U. Arnett, Co. F 3rd Cav died Savanna, Tenn. 1862. 
Julius Austin, Co. A 101st O. V. I. G. A. R. Wakeman, Ohio. 

Died here Aug- 30 1908, age 79 years. 

Oliver Austin, Co. . . 64 O. V. 1. Another family whose sisters 
use to live with Hepsabah Shelton. All trace of Oliver is lost. 

V Edwin R. Benjamin, a young grandson of Asa Wheeler's who 
enlisted at Columbus, Reg. unk'n. Died 1864. not in service long. 

* Philetus O. Bailey, Co. C 32nd O. V. I. Died 1865. 

V Ira H. Brooks, Co. D 8th O. V. I. A brother of Daniel B. He 
had served his 3 yrs' was sick and died in Nashville 1864. 

* Ebenezer Sherwood Bunce, Co. D 8th O. V. I. Died from the 
wounds received at Battle of Winchester Va. March 1862. 

^•Herrick P. Bentley, Co. E 166 O. N. G. died Wakeman 1870. 

V Dexter P Bacon, Lieu't and Adj't 166 O. V. I. Died " 1871. 

^ Edward Barto, Co. P 72nd O. V. I. M'd a Rounds. After the 
War moved to Clarksf ield, and then to Wisconsin. 

2s> James H. Bailey, Co. P 3rd O. Cav. Camden, O. 

Wm. O. Barnes, Co. C 7th O. V. I. Columbus O. 

Eli Benjamin, was in the War, history unknown. Dead. 

T^ Marvin Bristol, went from S. W. part of Wak'n. Histy unk'n. 

y Daniel D. Brooks, Co. A 24 O. V. I., also Co. F 18th O. V. 1. 
Was yet living last known, in Michigan. 

Charles Bodfish, 88th Ohio. 1 yr. Died at Camp Chase, in 1862. 

w Asa Briggs Jr, Co. B 166 O. N. G. Died at Wakeman, O. 

Theodore V. Bunce, Lieu't Co. I. (....) O. V. I. Died at Oberlin 
O. where I think lie enlisted. See Will H. Pierce, Wakeman. 

Adelbert D. Bunnell, Co. C 3rd U. S. Cav. Died Toledo, O. 

:j^i Daniel P. Brewer, Co. B 128 O. V. I. Guarding prisoners at 
Johnsons Island. A brot'r Henry Brewer in same Co had fits. 

7g Richard D. Brewer, E 8th O. Died in Huron Co. Nov. 25 1897. 

«< James Brooks, Co. B 3rd O. Cav. Lives in Avon ohio. 

^ H. Welling Buckman, 2nd Lieu't Co. C 166 O. N. G. (Jiving in 

Andrew Barto, Co.P 72nd Ohio, no information (Toledo, Ohio.) 

Benj. P. Bryant. Capt. Co. A 101st O. V. I. Lived in Wakeman 
1863. After War, Att'y at Law & Pension Ag't at LaCrosse, AVis. 
Now Col. Commanding Wisconsin, Soldiers Home. 

John Y. Bright, 85th N. Y. I. Died in Wakeman, o. 1888 -'9. 



Ephraim Beam, Co. H 41st O. V. I. Enlisted from Camden, O. 
Died March 1908, age 79. Wakeman, Ohio. 

* Seneca Camp, Co, H 41st O. V. I. Killed Battle Shiloh 1862, 

«• Charles Crawford, Co. D 1st O. V. I. Died 6 mos, Nashville '64 

* James L. Curry, Co. D 8th O. V. I. moved to WelHngton, Ohio 
^ WiUiam Curry, " " '' Wakeman 

* Jude Corbon, Co. B 3rd O. V. Cav. came home from the war 
and went off west, supposed to be dead. 

* Oshea W. Coon, Co. F 3rd O. Cav. Living in Wright co., Mo. 
John Coon, co. G 72nd O. V. I. history unknown. 

* Ransom Camp, co. H 41st O. V. I. Lived many years since the 
war in Clarksfield. moved to Oberlin and died of late years. 

Harvey S. Caswell, A Brighton boy: I think he is dead. 

* Elias Church, co. B 3rd O. V. Cav. In Montana. 

* James Cook, command not known, moved away. 

James Kerwood, Reg't not known. Joh. Griffin's brother in law. 

V John M. Jhrysler, co, C 196 Ohio, Living at Millbury, Ohio. 
^ Samuel Chrysler, " " " Died about 1890 in Mich. 

Q^ Wesley Cuykendoll, co. P 3rd O. Cav. died at camp Den'sn ' 62 

V William Canfield, co. E 166 O. N. G. Wakeman, O. 

^ Henry CarroU, co. C. 128th O. V. I. Died at Wakeman, O. 

V James Doughty, co. E 55th O. V. I. died early in service, 1862 
Erastus French's step-son, and School mate of Charles Green's. 

Charles H. Davis, 8th N. Y. Cav. Died in Wakeman. 

John J. Dunning, co. G 101st O. V. I. Living in New London, O. 

^ Addison Dopp, co. D 178 O, V. I. died in Wakeman about 1897 

Edward Dalton, co. K 41st O. V. I. Died in Wakeman, O. 

^ William Denman, co. B 166 O. N. G. Died in Wakeman, 1893. 

2S Harrison W. Eggleston, co' A 24th O. and co. P 18th Ohio. 18 
months service. Died in Wakeman, 1878. 

■?» Erastus Erskin, co. G 72ndO. V.I. he went from near the 
Clarksfield line. Address unknown. 

9j Andrew Harris, co. E 166 O. N. G. A G. A. R, Wakeman, O. 
See on another page his Story of New Wakeman. 1871. Mr Harris 
lived to be 88i yrs old, dying in Wakeman, Feb. 26 1914. he was 
buried at CassviUe, Mo, beside his wife. Mo. was his home 18 yrs. 



* Martin E. Ellis. Co. B 3rd O. V. Chv. died at Harbor Sprin- 
gs, Mich. Buried in Wakeman. 

*Avery Edwards. Co. B 3rd O. V. Car. died in Wakeman 1886. 

* Wm Harrison Fletcher. Co. B, 176 O. V. I. Transferred to 
the 18th O. V. I. 9 mos Service. Wakeman, O. A G. A. K. 

Edwin O. Fowler. 20th Ohio Lt Artj^ 3 years of service. Died 

in Wakeman, Mar. 10 1911. 

& Wm. W. Farmer. Co. D 8th O. V. I. killed at Antietam 1862 
^ Bernice T. French. Co. A 21th O. V. I. died in Wakeman 1873 
Fred Wm. Fowler. Co. D 8th O. V. I. Died in Wakeman, Ohio 

July 9 1865. 

v L. W. French. Co. F 3rd O. V. Cav, Capt. 137 U. S. C. T. 

4 years service, a G. A. R. Wakeman. Soldier's Home Sandusky. 
^ H. Bronson Foote. Co. C 166 O. N. G. Broth in law Mrs. I. P 

Haskins. Their home, Homer Mich, He died some 3 years back. 

V Charles H. Fletcher. Co. B 176 O. V. I. A brother of Harri- 
son Fletcher, Died in 1866. 

George F. Fletcher. Co. H 166 O. N. G. In Michigan. 

V James H, Grant. Co. H 41st O. V. I. Killed Nov. 23 1863. 

^ John R. Griffin. Co. A 101st O. V. I. Sergt. Strong of Co. A 
gives Johns history another page, died at Wakeman, O. Feb. 1910, 

Charles R, Green. Co. A 101st O. V, 1. A G A R. Home Olathe 
Kan, See his Story of Clarksfield boys in 101st, on other pages. 

John Ginste. Lieut. Co. H 43 O. V. I. Enlisted at Oberlin, serv- 
ed 38 mos. with Sherman's Army. Died in Wakeman Dec. 1905, 

^ Henry Hand. With James Marks, served 1 year (1864) on the 
Gunboats Clara Dolson, and Carondolet, Miss. River. Hand did 
live a few years ago in Camden, O. 

« James S. Hurd. Edgarton's Co. E 1st Ohio Lt Arty Battery. 
3 yrs service. Lives in .... Iowa. 

«• Cassus Hurd. old Mr. H's son, was in the War, Regt. unkno- 
wn. Lives at Colby Kansas. 

55? John W. Hasbrook. Co. A 101st O. V. I. disc'd and died 1864. 

«> Charles Higgins. Co. D 166, O. N. G. and Co. C 196 O. V. I. 
Died at Wakeman, 1865. 

^ Charles Hague, (or Hayne) Co. P ord O. Cav. Died 1862. 

« Adam Hanmar. Co. D 8th O. V. I. No information. 

^ Edwin Hasbrook. Co. H 41st O. V. I. Dead. 



V Isaac P. Haskins, Co. F 3rd O. Cav. and co. H 166 O. N. G. 

Still living in Wakeman, Ohio. 

* Albert R. Hill, co. A 101st O. V. I., and 2nd Lieu't co. M 5th 
Ohio Cav. Living at Breckenridge, Mich. 

=y Edmond J. Husted, co. D 166 O. N. G. A G. A. R. Wakeman. 
^ Nelson Hendryx, co. E 42nd O. V. I. Died in Wakeman, 1905. 
2S» James Hurd, co. E 1st O. Lt. Art'y . Wakeman. 
Charles L. Hoyt, co. G 53rd Penn V. I. a G. A. R. of Wakeman. 

* James H. Johnson, co. P 3rd Ohio Cav. Address unknov^^n. 

2? Wilham Jeffrey, co. A 24th O. V. I., transferred to co. P 18th 
Ohio. Joel Ross' nephew. Address unknov^n. 
William Jeffries, Lieu't co. G. 24th O. V. I. 

V Ezra Joice. The Father, and 2 boys given below. 

2? George A. Joice, Command's of these three not known. 
^ Daniel B. Joice, Addresses and history unknown. 
^ Romain J. Kingsbury, co. C 7th O. V. I. , Killed in Va, 1862. 
cs? James Monroe Kingsbury, co, H 10th Pa. V. Cav. Died 1864. 

* Giles King, co. E 55th Ohio. Dead. 

!^ Hayburn King, co. F 3rd O. V. Cav. Brother of Henry and 
John. Supposed to be dead- 

28* Henry C. King, co. 55th O. V. I., and co. P 3rd Cav. Wakeman 

* John T. King, co. P 3rd O. V. Cav. Died at Clarksfield, O. 1903 
Enoch H. Kilburn, co. A 101st O. V. I. Lived after the war for 

30 yrs in Wakeman, then moved to East Townsend and died 1904. 
PhiUip P. Knowles, co. A 55th O. V. I. Dead. 
Martin H Kellogg, co. H 41st O. V. I. no information. 

* Homer J. Loughrey, co. H 41st O. V. I Died 1872. 

* Mortimer J. Lawrence, co. B 3rd O. Cav, Editor of the Ohio 
Farmer after war, Cleveland. I think he is now dead. 

^John H. Lawrence, Same co, and regiment as Mortimer, and 
connected with the paper. He died in Colorodo. 

^ Ezra Lee, co. E 55th O. V. I, A son of the miller here, must 
have died in the service. — A. H. 

c>v> George W. Lewis, co. G 72nd O. V. I, same co. 18 Ohio, and a 
transf'd Recruit from 1st O. Died in AVakeman, 

7g Prank Lewis, co. D 1st O. V. I, Albion Mich. Dead 

2? Warner, a brother of Mortimer Lawrence, was in some Reg't 
not known. Living on his i^rother Mort's Ranch in Nebraska. 

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* Charles M. MaGlone, co. B 3rd Ohio Cav. Died in army 1862. 
Lewis MaGlone, co. C I66th O. N. G. Dead. 

V Lafayette Meacham, co. E 166th O. N. G, dead in Hartland. 

V Elwood Martin, co. A 101st Ohio, Died at Nashville Jan, 1863. 
2? Harmon Martin, co. A 101st O. V. I. Wakeman. Died Mar 1911 
^ Lester E. Marks, co. H. 41st Ohio. Died at home 1866. 

* James Marks, enlisted 1862 in 101st, not accepted. In 1804 he 
went into the Marine service on the Gunboat Carondolet. Dead. 

=5- Geo W. McKim, co. A 24th Ohio, and 3 yr^ in co. B 3rd O. 
Cav. Living at Fremont. Ind. 

& Thomas W. McKim, co. B 3rd Ohio Cav. Angola, Ind. 

?• Hiram Wilder MaGlone, co. I 55th O. V. I, Died in Norwalk. 

Wm. Wallace Minor, (bro. of C. E.) co. H 24th O. V. I, From 
Townsend, O. Lives now in Cleveland. 

!» Charles E. Minor, co. E (Cleveland Grays) 1st O. V. 3 months 
service. Lieut, co. G, 67 O. V. I, 4 yrs. Died at Wakeman, Nov 8 
1913. See his Narrative following this of the Minor's E. D. in O. 

Geo. Mordoff, co. G 101st O. V. I, Nor walk O. Enlisted from 
Berlin, but lived many years in Wakeman O. after the war, 

* Sheldon Munger, co. C 166 O. N. G, aGA K. Wakeman," O. 
Ananias Moshier, co. D 124th O. V. I, Died in Wakeman, 1901. 
Josiah Mosier. " '" " at Hillsdale, Mich. 
John M. Moshier, co. C 124th O, V. I, Wakeman, Dead. 
James P. Maroney. co. E 41st O. V.I, Died in Wakeman, O. 

& Wallace W. Nay, co. C 166 O. N. G. a G A R Wakeman, O. 

* Edward C. Peck, co. A 24th O. I. Died of wounds Shiloh '62. 
^ Calvin L. Peck, " ^' " Died Oct 14 '62 at N. Albany 
cs» Adelbert E. Peck, co. H 166 O.N. G. Died at Wakeman 1906. 
5)? Royal P. Peck, co. B 3rd Ohio Cav. Lives in St Paul Neb. 

& Uriah A. Peck, " " " Lives in Illinois. 

^^ Germain Peck, cannot find record with 3rd Cav. Lives in 111. 

^ Ira O. Peck, co. E 55th O. V. I. 18 nios. Capt. co. B 166th O. 
N. G, Lives at Fort Scott, Kan. 

Albert E. Peck, Capt co. H 55th O. V. I, Killed May 15 1864. 

2? Warren Peck, Ohio Nat'l Guards, a GAR. Wakeman, O. 

Chauncey T. Peck, co. E. 55th O. V. Killed at Resaca, Ga. 1864 

& William H. Pierce, Lieut, co. H. and B 41st O. V. I. a G A R 
Lived in Wakeman, O. nearly all his life. 

t^" See close of this, for invited Corrections and Additions,,^^! 



* Wm. Perrigo, was in the war. Kille,d since by a merry go r'd. 
■^ Joseph Perrigo, co. G 18th O. V. I Died in service, 1864, 11 mo 
Woodruff Parkhurst, he was a soldier. See A Harris. 
Addison H. Pearl, Lieut, co. B 3rd O. V. Cav. Went from Town- 
send I think. Lives down at Huron, O. 

Sidney B. Porter, co. D 178th, (1 yr, reg't ) O. V. I. a G. A. R. 
Wakeman, O. Enlisted from Oberlin. Died Jan. 12, 1913. 

Edwin S. Prosser, co. P 3rd O. I, Died July 28 189-1, in Clarks'd 

Wm H. Pease, Capt Baty. F IstO. Lt. Arty-Undertaker in Wak- 
eman, 35 years. Died Feb. 26 1906. Gave 5 years to War service. 

Alexander Perry, Baty. M 6th N. Y. Arty, a G A R. Wakeman. 

Roderic R. Russell, co. G 101st O. V. I, Enlisted from Birming- 
nam, O. Lived in Wakeman, where he died Nov. 23 1005. 

William Randall co. A 35th Iowa I. Died at his folks Wak'n 1865. 

D. Bradley Randall, co. A 102nd 111. Is Living at Waverly, Kan. 
See another page for Mr Randall's history of Wake'n, yrs 1840-'48 

* George W Russell, 1st Bat'ln. 12th U. S. Regulars. Died 1864. 
^-> Wm. Russell, co. A 101st O. V. I. Trans'd to U. S. Marine Ser 

vice steamer Winnebago. Lived at Shiloh O. Died 4 or 5 yrs back. 
« Willard E. Robbins, co. A 101st O. V. Hist'y since war unk'n. 

* Benj. C Robinson, co. E 55th O. V. I, Died near Perkins Okla. 
Jany. 1892. 

Samuel W. Rowland, co. A 93rd O. V. I, wounded battle of Nash- 
ville Dec. 16 '64. From Clarksf ield to Wakeman. a G A R, Wake'n. 
'^ Henry C. Ransom, co. F 197 O. V. I, 1 yr reg Luddington Mich 
^ Henry S. Rounds, co. B 3rd Ohio V. Cav. Lived on Warren 
Peck's farm. Went west at the close of the war. 

* George Riley Rounds, co. B 3rd O. V. Cav. Sparta, Wis. 

-V George Rounds, co. K 10th O. Cav. no complete war record. 
•^ Lemuel Root, no war record gotten. Lives H. Kings. Wakeman. 
^ John H. Rippon, co. D 1st Ohio I. also co. G 18th O. V. 1, and 
then transferred to V. R. Corps. Died at Wakeman O. Oct. 16 1902 

* John H. Russell, 14th O. I. 4 mos service. 100th O. V. I, end of 
war. Lived in Wakeman. Died Sandusky, S. Home, Oct. 16 1903. 

^S- Lewis Rounds, co.D 8th O. V. I, co. F 3rd Ohio Cav. 2 years 
service. Married and went to Sparta Wis. 

* Erastus Squire, co. G 72nd O. V. I. Lieut, of a co- in the 44th 
U. S. C. T. Died' (reccrd incomplete, see appendix) 

^ Daniel Sbarkes, co. D 8th O. I. transf'd to 6th O. C. died 1862, 



* Frederick Strong, Battery H, O. L. Art'y. Died at Toledo, O. 
& John O. Strong, co. H 41st O. V. I, Died 1872. 

* Benj. T. Strong, co. A 101st O. V. I, a G. A. K. Oberlin, O. 
Sec'y of CO. A 35 yrs. Helped to get up this Wakeman Roll. Died 
at Oberlin,Oct. 27 1913, See another page his His't of Wa n Boys. 

ig Jesse N. Squire, co. B, and Cap't co. H 3rd O. V. Cav. Died 
in Cleveland, O. 1904. 

Wm J. Saltman, co. E 55th O. V. I, no information. 

Loren L. Springer, co. C 123rd O. V. I, Dead. 

John Sypleet, co. C 123rd O, V. I, up at Collins, O. 

Jacob Seabold, co. K 10th Ohio Cav. Use to live with Jonah 
Martin. Never heard of after the war. 

35? Wm. Smith, co. F 10th Ohio Cav. Oliver Smith's boy. Lives 
now at Bowling Green. O. 

& Leonard R. Simmonds, co. A 24th, transferred to co. F 18th 
O. V. I, 15 mos service, no further information. 

^ Henry Smith co. F 3rd O. V. Cav. Said to have deserted, 

"9 James W. Schafer, co. H 2nd Ohio V. Cav, a G. A. R. Wake- 
man, O. Served 4 yrs. Died June 1908. 

5s> Aaron Sexton, co. B 3rd O. V. Cav. Harbor Springs, Mich- 

2j Edwin Sexton, " 

y Dempsey Sexton, co. E 55th O. V. 1. no informanion. 

Horace Squire, a soldier, command nnkn'n Townsend O. Dead. 

* Francis Marion Shephard, Corp'l co. E 124th O. V. I, a G. A. 
R. Wakeman, O. Died July 15 1910. 

Wm. St Clair, 166 th O. V. I. went from Clarksfield. Dead. 

Homer S. Seeley, co. C 123rd O. V. I, went from Townsend, O. 
Brother of Mrs. Louie Shelton, Wakeman. O, Died July 2nd 1863 
from wounds received at tho Battle of Winchester, Va. 

V Benj. Thurlby, co. G. 72nd O. V. I. Killed April 6 1862. 

A^ Charles Trowbridge, co. A 24th O. V. I, Killed April 7 1862. 
^ Charles M. Todd, co. H 41st O. V. 1, Died at Columbia, Tenn. 
April 7 1862. 
^> Philander Talcott, co. H 41st O. V. I. Died Wakeman, 1865. 

V James Tagger t, co. D 8th O. V. I, Died at Orange, New Jer. 
:^i Wm Tappin, co. L 3rd O. Cav. Said to have been shot for 

Desertion. (L. W. F. 3rd Cav) 

'^ James Tisdale, co. D 8th O. V. I, Died at Vermillion, O. 



US Wm. Raymond, co D 8th O. V. I. enlisted in June 1861. 

cy Josiah Raymond. " "" These brothers sickened and 

were both discharged by Jany. 1862. 

^"> L. N. Trowbridge, a brother of Charles. His war record not 
known. He went west after the war. mother died here since 1900. 

* Joseph Thurlby, co. D 1st O. V. I, Lives in Camden twp. O. 

!!? John Thurlby. " " " After a few yrs, moved to Mich. 

V Edgar M. Todd. co. E 166th O. N. G. a G A R. of Wakeman. 
Died July 1907. 

«• George W. Vandeventer. co. F 10th O. Cav. Died 1864. 9 mos 

* Wm. Van Scoy. co. F 3rd Ohio Cav. Address since war unk'n. 
y George Van Scoy. •' '• "16 mos. Died at Berlin O. 
Joshua R. Vaughn, co. E 166th O. N. G. a G A R. Sup't of the 

Wakeman Cemetery many years. See his List Died April 26 1901. 

Martin O. Van Fleet. 1st Sergt co. E 1st O. Lt Arty. 
died Aug 9 1905 Cleveland 

* Nehemiah H. Welch, co. D 166th O. N. G. a G A R. Always 
lived in Wakeman I guess, and just died April 16 1914. 

«• Samuel J Wilson, co. A 101st O. V. I. Shot down by my side 
Sep. 19 '63 Battle of Chickamauga, Supposed to have been killed. 

V John. R. Wilson, co. C 123rd O. V I. Died Oct 31, 1864 in the 
Andersonville Rebel Prison, Ga. 

V Calvin B. Whitmore. co. E 23rd O. V. I. 8 mos. Died from 
wounds Sep. 28 1864 rec'd at Battle of Fishers Hill, Va. 

'^ George R. Whitmore. Sergt. co. E 23 O. V. I. 4 years service 
Died 1873 Wakeman. O. some accident of cars 

^ Hiram Whitmore. co. C 123rd O. V. not related, no more k'n, 

& Alpheus W. Welch, co. A 101st O. V. I. Died 1872. 

^ Gideon D. Webb. Corp. co. A 101st O. V. I. wounded June 27 
1864, Battle Kenesaw Mt. Wakeman, O. Died 1871. 

& Clark Webb. I cannot find record in either 8th or 18th O. V. 
I. Wakeman, O. Died in 1900.. 

«• George Westfall. EnlLsted April 1866. In co. B 4th U. S. Inft. 
Regulars. Wakeman Ohio. Died 1869 

Wm J. Ward. Corp. co. D 8th O. V. I, Died after 2^ years ser- 
vice. Samuel F, and David O. Ward, younger brothers were with 
him in same co. a while, no further information. 

Z 



Wm.M. Walker, co. G 72nd O. V. I. no information. 

"^ Alfred F. Washburn. Lieut, co. G 3rd Ohio Cav. Died in 
Perry Oklahoma. Dec. 24 1898. age 58. 

Qj Seymour Waldron. co, B 123rd O. V. I. Dead. 

Wm Waldron. Musician, co. D 55th O. V. I, 

2? Charles Walton, co. D 166th O. N. G. Died in Norwalk, O. 
See Mrs. George Sherman for further information 

* Prank Wells, co. C 196 O. V. I, Dead. 

George Washington. 72nd U. S. C. T. Died in Wakeman, O. 

2? Edgar B. Welch, co. G 24th O. V. I. no information 



This Soldiers Roll foots up about 215, of which 55 or 60 did not 
enlist from Wakeman. Wakeman township's population in 1860 
was 1115.* If 160 went to the war that would be 14iper cent. 
1 out of evi y 7. *FigQres furnished from Columbus. 

THE WORK ON TEE ROLL. 
It has been a 2 weeks job to set it up and print it my spare time. 
Frequently an hour has been spent on 6 lines, so much stopping 
to consult books. And then hours and days that several persons 
noted at the beginning of the " Roll " gave, that the names of 
their "VOLUNTEERS IN THE CIVIL WAR" be preserved. 

One of those who has helped me among the most, has been ly- 
ing there at Mrs. Viola Wilson Moore's home in Wakeman, on his 
death-bed it is thought, while I have been getting the roll into 
print to send him a copy. I refer to cousin L. W. French. 
CORRECTION OF ERRORS. 

In speaking of Homer Seeley I said brother, It should be uncle. 
Albert R. Hill, of Breckenridge, Mich, died April 1913 I hear. 



This is May 12th. A ten day vacation on this matter. I have from 
week to week watched my Ohio paper for some account of WeUa 
French's death, but now think it a possibility that he may recover 
and live to further correct this print Wakeman Volunteer Roll. I 
have spent so much time on it, I would like the corrections and the 
additions to print in a pamphlet and be ready by Decoration Day, 
The price will have to be fifteen cents to pay its expenses. 20 pp 
Charles R. Green, Olathe, Kan. 1914. 




A SECTION OF ARTILLERY ON OUTPOST DUTY 



3 Years or During the War. 

Sergeant Benj T. Strong's 
BIOGRAPHY. 

LATE OP OBERLIN OHIO. 



Reminiscences of his service in Co. A 1 1 st O. V I, Gen'l 
DAVIS' Division, ARMY of the CUMBERLAND. 
Prefaced by his short story of the Battle of Chicamauga, casual- 
ities of CO A, subsequent Prison Life and return Home. 



Kdited and some additions made 
By his comrade C. R. Green. 

member of the 

Mississippi Valley Historical Association. 
Kansas State Historical Society. 
PiRELANDS Historical Society, Norwalk Ohio. 

An Appendix giving C. R. Green's experiences Sept. and Oct. '63 
on the Chicamauga Campaign and gettin^r back to Nashville. 

Published by c. r. green, olathe, Kansas, no v. 1913. 
An Edition of 300 Copies only. 



OFFERING. By C. R. Green, Olathe, Kan. Nov. 1913, 
OBITUARY 

Marcus D. Stevens of Co. A, 101 O. V. I who lived near New Lon- 
don, O, died Oct. 29, 1913. He was in the service until June, 1865, 
but not with the regiment more than a year. War ailments linger- 
ed with him all his life, and at the age of 70, carried him to his 
grave. C. R. Green visited him Sep. 1912 at his home. 

Benjamin Talmage Strong, Sergaent of Co, A, 101st. O. V. I with 
home at Oberlin, O, died Oct. 27, 1913. Had been sick two months 
and died in a hospital with something like bloody flux. I visited 
him in his home at Oberlin, Sep. 1912, 

Members of Co. A Left Alive, so far as Known 
Capt. Benj. F. Bryant, Commandant of the Wisconsin Veteran's 
Home, near Madison, Wis. 

Serg't Abel Knapp, New London, O. 

Corporal Albert R. Hill, Breckenridge, Mich. 

Corporal Patrick Brady, Shelby, O. 

Chester S. Carr, 1752 Stout street Denver, Colorado. 

Miles E. Cartwright, East Norwalk, Ohio. 

Charles R. Green, Olathe, Kansas. 

Harmon Gaston, Clyde, Ohio, very uncertain 

Pr-iPip Henley, 611 North Anglin st., Clebourne, Tex. 

Wilbur Kingsley, 3CC Lemon Ave., DaUas, Texas. 

Wm. M. Minor, California ave., near Lake st., Chicago. 111. 

John Stimp.son, Monroeville, Ohio. 

Herman G. Webster, Monroeville, Ohio. 

John Whaley, Ohio Soldier's Home, Sandusky, Ohio. 



SERG'T STRONG'S STORY OP THE CHICAMAUGA BATTLE. 
When I visited Benj. Strong last year (1912) I was anxious to 
have a good talk with him about this battle Co. A. went into fhe 
battle with 16 men, and Lieut. Benj. F. Bryant. They came out 
with the Lieutenant and four men present with the regiment. 
Strong, myself and probably others of the company have visited 
the battle iield in these later years, and tried to reconcile our ex- 
periences into one general stor3^ We have agreed nearly as to 



who of the company was in the battle, and what happened to 
each. Strong and myself were each wonnded in our arms on the 
2nd day. By some lively sprinting for a couple of miles, I escaped 
capture, and in six months was well and back with my regiment, 
where I remained most of the time (gone 3 months after Pranldin 
t attle), to the end of the war. Strong went through Rebel pris- 
ons and was so disabled by his wound that he was discharged 
May 1864 The following is a short story I got of him the last 
time I saw him: I wrote it down as he talked. 

He says: Orderly Sergeant Fred Jefferson left us at Winches- 
ter. I then became O. S., and at Chicamauga, there was 17 men 
to draw rations of Co. A. This included Lieut. Bryant, Harmon 
Martin who drove ambulance and Sydney Hoff, was present with 
the regiment as the Surgeon's assistant and stretcher-bearer, be- 
cause from Stone river battle he always had a crippled hand, and 
would not be discharged. This left for battle 16 men and Bryant. 

The Following is The List 

Sam Wilson was mortally wounded and left on the first day's 
battlefield, never seen after. 

George Lamaroux, killed and left on the first day's battlefield. 

Fred Haller, shot in the head, and left on the first day's battle- 
field, recovered, and after 15 months of prison life again 
joined the regiment 

George Coleman, shot and captured, died. 

Abe Inman, shot in groin and captured, died. 

Wm. McPherson, wounded but escaped. 

John R. Griffin, wounded twice but escaped. 

John McGraw, wounded but escaped. 

John Base, captured, lost on steamboat. 

C. R. Green, wounded but escaped. 

B. T Strong, wounded and captured. 

Lieut. Bryant, Sergt. Knapp, Pat Brady and ( ) 4 men left. 

Strong says that he went through the first day's battle all right, 
"The second day's battle Bryant and seven men entered the bat- 
tle line in the hastily-built breastworks with the regiment about 
1 p.m. I only fired two or three rounds, when on looking down 



the line to the left, I see that all had risen up from the slight 
breastwork, and were retreating with much confusion. I saw 
no one that I knew. I ran to our Right, slightly oblique. I may 
have been 8 or 10 rods away when I got a shot in my left arm across 
below the elbow, crushing or fracturing both bones and left a 
numb feeling. I fell down, and almost directly a Rebel hne of sol- 
diers passed over me. One grabbed for my new white felt hat, 
but was going so fast he missed it. Another line passed by, and 
one of the Confederates offered me a drink of water, the third line 
went by and then they began to return, and I was ordered to get 
up and go to the rear, where were many rebel wounded. 

I went thus a mile or more across to the south side of Chicamau- 
ga Creek over the Reed bridge. Here was a Field Hospital, con- 
ducted by the Rebels and two of our Surgeons. I was looked at 
and it was decided to let my arm go then, but it was thought that 
it would have to be cut off. It went thirteen days wihout any 
further attention on the doctor's part. 

I had no bandage suitable, but took my red handkerchief that 
the Rebs had helped me to make a sling for my arm with on the 
battlefield, and finally getting a white bandage, I was able to go 
down to the creek, wash and dress my arm alone daily. One day, 
ten days after the battle, I ran on to Abe Inman, who was shot in 
the groin and lying there. He no doubt died right there, as I nev- 
er saw him any more. 

In a few days a lot of us was hauled 5 or 6 miles to Ringgold 
Station, 3 weeks after the battle, and shipped to Atlanta. At Ring- 
gold Station I found Fred Haller. He could walk then, although a 
bullet had gone through his head, we kept together after that. 

At Atlanta, we ran onto Geo. Coleman, who had been shot 
through the bowels, but was now able to walk. So there were three 
of us Co. A boys together, but in a week we were separated. Coie- 
raan was left at Atlanta, Haller and I were sent to Richmond, the 
lower story of Libby Prison, because our officers were up stairs. 
They having heard that we had not been fed for two or three days, 
contributed to our relief, which in tke end made our lot worse. We 
were in Libby three days, then taken up the Hill to another prison 
where we found Harmon Martin of Co. A who, as an Ambulance 
driver, though not present with the Co. in the battle, had been 



captured in some way or other. Thus there were 3 of us again, 
for about 36 hours, when our names were caviled, and I thought 
it was for Exchnge, and was so disappointed because I was not 
called out. Martin and Haller wei'e called, and as I. learned after- 
wards were taken down to Andersonvile. Haller was held a pris- 
oner 15 months. 

I was taken out to the hospital and operated on. No Ether or 
Chloroform were used. The Surgeon made an incision about four 
inches long in my left arm, and with his fingers took out the bones. 
My left arm was one inch shorter than the right. I entered the 
Union lines at City Puint. I was a prisoner 58 days. I was paroled 
for 2 weeks. I went direct to Annapolis, reaching there Nov. 18, 
1863. Here paroled prisoners were kept until exchanged. I was 
cleaned up, and discarding my old coat, I forgot my Diary and the 
knife and fork got at the Preacher's,* in the pocket. 

I left Annapohs, Md. after New Years. I was sent to New Al- 
bany, Ind. Then a party was made up for Camp Chase, (near Co- 
lumbus, O.) and I was put in it, one night in the camp. Then I was 
sent to the Hospital. In due time a furlough was given me home, 
and when out, time extended, and upon my return to the Hospital, 
I received an honorable discharge May 5, 1864. 

Answers to Some Questions. 

I have a good m.emory of my war service. I was with my Com- 
mand pretty steady from start to Chicamauga. 

At the Stone River Battle, I was one of the ten men left to an- 
swer to roll call out of 28. I was in the same Division Hospital 
tent sick at Murfreesboro, the spring of 1863, when our Co. A 
comrade, Henry Fish died. The doctor said to me one day, you 
are able to walk around and help in the garden, but I put out to 
the Army and went with my Company. I visited Chicamauga 
Battlefield in 1904, and spent nearly a week looking up our posi- 
tions during the Battle. I have maps and books in plenty on the 
Battle, and have m.ade talks about the Battle before public assem- 
blys. 



* Charles Green, Benj. Strong, and others of Co. A, who the 
first weeks' service, Sept., 1862, were out on picket several miles 
from Covington, Ky., watching against the Rebel Gen'l, Kirby 
Smith's advance, entered a deserted preacher's house between 
the lines, and provided themselves with knives, spoons, etc., for 
their camp use. C. R. Green carried his knife the 3 years of war 
and has it and other articles got then in his war museum. 



TO MY COMRADE'S MEMORY. 

This war story of Sergt. B. T. Strong, of Oberlin, O., who en- 
hsted Aug. 1862, from Wakeman, O, in Co. A, 101st. O. V. I., along 
with some ten others from that town, and outlived all of them by 
some 3 years, was written out and printed Nov. 8 to 13, 1913, by 
Charles R. Green, a fellow-townsman and comrade during the war, 
and is dedicated to his memory, with the hopes that the children 
of Comrade Strong will always remember what the father went 
through that our Union might be preserved, and the stain of slav- 
ery wiped out. And as a testimonial to Benj. T. Strong's unflinch- 
ing integrity all through life, and his influence always towards 
what lifted man up, I send this little work out to help make up 
the "Annals of the War". 

Charles R. Green, Olathe, Kansas. Publisher, 



HISTORY OP BENJAMIN TALMAGE STRONG 
And His Comrades, the Wakeman Boys, in 
The 101st. Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 
In The Civil War. 
Benjamin Talmage Strong was born in Wakeman, Ohio, April 
10, 1843. His parents were Cyrus Strong and Susan Ann Cur- 
tis, of Woodbury, Conn., wiio came to Wakeman in the spring of 
1827; they being the first family to settle east of the Center, and 
the only road to their place being an Indian trail. Here they lived 
in a log house on the bank of the Vermillion river, until about 
1840, when they built the frame house on the Center road. In the 
new house the author of this narrative was born. When he was 
five years old he commenced going to school in the old Red School 
House, one half mile west of the Center, having to travel one 
and one-half miles, which was rather tough on a five year old. 
At this time there was no house east of Brandy Creek but there 
was a small clearing on the hill east of the creek. It is the farm 
now owned by Mr. Hurst, then belonging to Elias Robinson. 
There was a also a clearing on the opposite side of the road, the 
rest of the way was all woods. His first teacher was Mariette 
Hyde, and somt; of his schoolmates were Samuel Wilson, Henry 
Deck, Albert Bunce, Ferdinand Farrand, Wilber Sherman, Cecil 
Abbott, and Charles Abbott. Charles Abbott whs the first per- 
son killed by the cars Aug. 13, 1853, in Wakeman. It was at the 
time of the opening of the Cleveland and Toledo R. R., when the 
company gave a free excursion to Toledo. Abbott and some oth- 
er boys were left at home and they got to playing with some flat 
cars on the switch and he got his head between the bumpei's with 
the usual result. Sam Wilson got his hand badly hurt at the same 
time. That first summer, the board of education built the new 
school house back of the Episcopal church, and that winter 
school took up in the new house. It was filled to overflov.iiig, 



some of the scholars being young men and women. It was a bitter, 
cold winter, and between the cold and the crowded house the lit- 
tle fellows stood a poor chance of making much advancement in 
English or Matehmatics. The teacher that winter was George 
Smith, who was a stern Disciplinarian. At the age of about thir- 
teen, Benjamin's services being needed on the farm, the summer 
schooling was discontinued. The only chance he had of gaining 
an education afterwards, being the three or four months of winter 
school. Time rolled along until the fall of 1860, when the great 
rail-splitter campaign come on, and to help the interests of the 
party, a large, wideawake company was formed of which Strong 
was a member, they drilled nights by their torches in 'Squire Ba- 
con's meadow, Capt. Carley being drill master. In the meantime, 
a pole, having the regulation maul on top was raised near where 
John Griffin's house now stands. The county offrered a prize of 
a silk banner to the company having the largest gain over the 
last election. Wakeman won the prize. On a certain evening 
after the election, all the companies in the county met at Nor- 
walk, and after a grand parade, the banner was presented to the 
Wakeman company. This little bi-play of soldiering might have 
seemed foolish to many, but there was nothing equal to it, for 
arousing the Patriotism of the young men and boys of the North, 
and preparing them for the great struggle that was soon to come. 
The pent up mutterings of the South soon broke out in loud 
threats of Secession, and they soon took measures to carry those 
threats into execution. On the 12th day of April, 1861, the overt 
act was committed by firing on Fort Sumpter. Instantly the whole 
North was in the most intense excitement, and as soon as the call 
for 75 thousand was made, many times that number responded, 
but it was thought that a few men would be sufficient, and the 
Government was poorly prepared to equip a large force, so many 
eager men wore turned back. It soon became evident that we 




B. T. STRONG. C.R. GREEN. 

1866 

TEACHER. STUDENT 

AGE 23i YRS. AGE 21 YRS. 



Here we see pictured out two young men, 
home from the War, and polished up by a 
year or so of Milan O. Normal School learning. 
Each taught school several terms before they 
settled down to steady farm life. The Author 
of this went to Kan. in 1867 and grew up with 
it. His comrade staid there in Ohio. 
These Gem tin types of War and School days 
answered then, but are poor excuses now, 50 
years later to have an engraving made from. 



were engaged in no picnic, and after we had met with some dis- 
mal defeats, the President called for 300 thousand to serve for 
three years. After many defeats and disappointments, the Pres- 
ident, on the first day of July 1862, called for a second 300 thous- 
and to serve three years, or during the war, and under this call, 
twelve Wakeman boys responded, namely: 

Harmon H. Martin, Elwood Martin, Lovel R. Simmons, 

James Marks, Alpheus Welch, Albert R. Hill, 

John Hasbrook, Gideon D, Webb, Sam'l W. Wilson, 

Wm. H. Russell, John R. Griffin, Benj. T. Strong. 

For some unknown reason Marks and Simmons were not mus- 
tered. This enlistment occurred on the 9th and 11th days of Au- 
gust, 1862, and in a few days these boys reported at Norwalk, 
where the Co. was to assemble. While in Norwalk, the Co. was 
drilled by an ex-three months man from New London, Justus F. 
Brisock, who subsequently became Orderly of the company. 
They got their meals under a long shed back of the old Farmer's 
Hotel, and slept wherever they could find a place. Some were 
lucky enough to have friends in town and fared very well. After 
three or four days the company was moved to Monroeville, where 
our Norwalk experience was repeated for two or three days more, 
until the Barracks were com])]eted, when the several companies 
were marched one half mile north of town and took possession of 
their new home. Here the time was spent drilling and guarding 
camp and outfitting until the 30r.h day of August, when the regi- 
ment was mustered into the United States service for three years 
or during the war, being designated as the 101st O. Vol, Inft., 
and the company in which the Wakemen boys were placed, Co, A, 
and their position in line, the Right of the regiment. The 4th. 
day of Sept. 1862, the llegt. was ordered to Cincinnati to help 
repel the threatened invasion of Kirby Smith, who was approach- 
ing Cincinnati. Alisheus Welch was left at camp Monroeville, 



and after a time, Nov. 19, '62, received his discharge at Columbus, 
O. Arriving at Cincinnati in the morning the Regt. marched to 
the market house where they were provided with a bountiful 
breakfast, and were marched across the river and up a long hill 
to Covington Heights, where the Union Forces were building a 
fort, (Going up this hill John Hasbrook gave out, and was sent 
back to Cincinnati, and later at Louisville, he was discharged Nov. 
26, 1862.) It would take too much space to tell the many ludic- 
rous things that happened while the Regt. lay in front of Port 
Mitchell, (as the fort was named after the General and an As- 
tronomer of that name.) But the Rebels did come almost within 
musket range, and their camp was not more than a mile away. 
After about two weeks of exciting times, the Regt. was ordered to 
Louisville to join Buell's army who were having a race with Gen. 
Bragg, to see who should be the first to drink out of the Ohio riv- 
er. On the way to Louisville the Regt. had a novel experience. 
On leaving Cincinnati, someone telegraphed ahead that the Regt. 
was on the road and when the train, which was composed of flat 
cars, box cars, cattle cars and any old cars, arrived at Seymore, 
Ind., it was stopped near a lumber yard, and when the soldiers 
alighted they found the lumber piles covered with all muntier of 
eatables. On getting word that the boys were coming, the wom€n 
with one accord, flew to their flour barrels, and for the next few 
hours, there were lively times in that little town. Hot bread, hot 
beans, hot cakes, hot coffee, everything hot. It was something 
long to be remembered, especially as it was the last meal they 
were to eat in a civilized country in mBny a long month. To show 
their appreciation, the boys on leaving the town, gave three loud 
cheers with a tiger for the ladies of Seymour. Arriving at Louis- 
ville the Regt. was marched through the city, going into camp on 
the outskirts. Some of the Wakeman boys from the 41st O. V. 
Inft. who were with Buell's army came into camp, and their own 
parents would not have known them, they were so ragged and 



dirty, after their long march from Corinth, Miss. While the Regt. 
lay at Louisville, the officers considered it a religious duty to 
rout the men out at four o'clock in the morning and keep them 
standing in line for two hours, with their immense knapsacks 
strapped on their backs, putting them through the hardening pro- 
cess, to be sure. On the first day of Oct. the Army was ordered 
to march in pursuit of Bragg's Army, who was followed so close- 
ly that he was forced to turn and give battle at Perryville, on the 
8th. of October, 1862, and although the 101st Ohio was not per- 
mitted to be in the thickest of the fight, the Reg. acquitted itself 
honorably. (When the Regt. left Louisville, A. R. Hill was left 
behind to guard Regimental property, and never re-joined it, but 
was discharged January 31, 1863, and after that, enlisted in some 
other regiment.) Bragg was badly worsted in this battle, and 
made haste to leave the state, passing through Cumberland Gap 
while the Union Army turned toward Nashville, passing through 
Bowling Green. At this place Webb and Wilson were left, being 
unable to stand the march, so that there now remained of the 
Wakeman boys, five of the ten who started out, namely: Elw^ood 
Martin, Harmon Martin, Wm. Russell, John Grifiin, and Bud 
Strong. Arriving at Nashville, they went into camp, on the Gran- 
ny White Pike, a few miles south of the city, the time being occu- 
pied in drilling, foraging and on picket duty. On the 25th of De- 
cember, 1862, orders were issued to the Army to be ready to 
march the next day, and all who were not able to march should 
be sent to Nashville. Elwood Martin and John Grifdn were sent 
back. Martin died in hospital of Typhoid fever, January, 23, 1863. 
Grif&n had the Black Measels, but recovered, and re-joined the 
Regt. at Murlreesboro in Jan. '63. The army moved out of camp 
on the 26th of Dec, and about noon, the Brigade to which the 
101st. belonged, met the enemy at Knob Gap, and charged a Reb- 
el Battery strongly posted in a range of hills, the 101st capturiijg 



one of the guns. E. H. Kilbourn, who lived in Wakeman after 
the war, being the first to reach the gun. During the battle of 
Stone River, which occurred on Dec 31st., 1862, and Jan. 1st. and 
2nd., 1863. Harmon Martin was detailed for hospital service, 
Thus leaving Russell and Strong to represent the Wakeman boys. 
After the battle, the Regt. camped in the woods about two miles 
south of Murfreesboro, and the winter was spent in scouting, for- 
aging, and doing picket duty. When the Regt, was mustered, 
Co. A had two Non-Commissioned officers from the Wakeman 
boys, Hill and Webb being appointed corporals. On the first day 
of Feb. 1863, neither of these being present with the company, 
John Griffin was appointed Corporal, and Strong was appointed 
Sergeant. In the early part of April, Strong began to be seriously 
indis])Osed, he would come out of his tent in tbe morning all tied 
up in a knot, and it would take some time to get limbered up. 
The Doctor pronounced it scurvy and he was sent to the Field Hos- 
pital on the bank of Stone River, where he remained one month. 
A short time previous to his going to the Hospital, Sam Wilson 
had returned to the company. On the 24th of J une, the army took 
up it's Southward journey, and the Corps and Division to which 
the 101st. belonged, soon got into business at Liberty Gap. The 
Corps lost 40 killed, and 100 wounded, Sam Wilson getting a bullet 
through his haversack. The Army pressed on and flanked Bragg 
out of Tullahoma, whence he retreated to Chattanooga and com- 
menced fortifying. The Army arrived in the vicinity of Winches- 
ter, Tenn., on the 4th of July, and here we heard the news of the 
victory at Gettysburg and the fall of Vicksburg, and it would be 
difficult to describe the rejoicing that took place on account of 
these victories. While we lay at Winchester, the Captain and Or- 
derly Sergeant of Co. A went home on Furlough, and Strong being 
the only Sergeant left with the Company, acted as Orderly. On 
the 17th. day of August the Army broke camp at Winchester, and 



started South, the main object being to flank Gen'l Bragg out of 

Chattanooga, and to do this, the Army had to cut loose from its 
communication cross three or four mountain ranges, and the Ten- 
nessee River, and supply that great Army by moving the supplies 
over these natural obstacles in wagons. On the 4th. of Sept., the 
army was across the river without the loss of a man or an animal. 

On the 7th. Bragg withdrew from Chattanooga, and Rosecrans 
supposing him to be in full retreat, placed his army in an indefen- 
sible position, the right and left wings being once fifty miles apart 
with rough mountainous country intervening, and Bragg's army 
in the center. But by skillful maneuvering Rosecrans managed 
to concentrate his army before Bragg could strike a blow, and was 
thus able to give battle on ground of his own choosing. On the 
morning of the 19th of September, the 101st, with its Brigade, 
was at Crawfish Springs, but it soon had orders to move, and made 
a run of three miles to the Viniard Farm, where it went into posi- 
tion in a large cornfield, the left resting in some woods skirting the 
field. Orders were given to lie down, so that the Battery could fire 
into the woods in front. The Battery fired so low some of our own 
men were hit, Charles Green being one of them. Orders were soon 
given to charge the woods, not knowing what was there, as the en- 
emy had not fired a gun. But we soon found out, for we had no 
sooner reached the woods than they met us in strong force, and 
there being no support on the right, we were forced to give ground. 

On a slight ridge somewhat to the rear of our first position, the 
Regt. rallied and made a desperate effort to stay their progress, 
but it was no use, for they far out-numbered us, and we had to 
fall back again. It was at this place that brave Sam Wilson re- 
ceived the fatal bullet. Stepping a little to one side to get the shel- 
ter of a friendly stump, he had just reached it when lie threw 
up both hands, fell backwards, uttering the words: "Oh, Ben! 
This was the last seen of him. We fell back to a piece of woo-is 



where we rallied again, and after re-forming the lines and getting 
reinforcements, we went at them again, fighting this ground over 
two or three times that afternoon and at night, holding nearly all 
that we had fought on. Bill Russell was slightly wounded in the 
hand in this fight. The next morning we moved about a mile, 
and took position at the southwest corner of the Brotherton field 
in the edge of some woods behind some low log breastworks 
thrown up during the night by some other troops, and immedi- 
ately threw out skirmishers to relieve those who were out during 
the night. They had not gone out of sight when both lines of 
skirmishers were driven in. and from behind the breastwork we 
fired several volleys into the advancing enemy. Our Brigade, (Car- 
lins) had about 1300. men in line. The division to our left (Woods,) 
by misinterpretation of orders had been taken out the line of bat- 
tle and taken to another part of the field, leaving a gap of a divis- 
ion front. There was nothing on our right within supporting dis- 
tance, and we were confronted by three divisions of Long-street's 
Corps, fresh from Virginia. There was one of two things to do, 
run or be captured in toto. It was needless to say that we ran. It 
is said that we had orders to do so, but if we did some did not have 
the orders, and were a little slow in getting started. Strong was 
one of these, and after he did start he had not gone more than 
thirty paces, when something struck him that sent him sprawling 
to the ground, and on getting to his feet again he found his left 
arm limp as a rag, a ball having passed through both bones mid- 
way between the wrist and elbow. Before he got up, their solid 
lines of Rebel troops passed him. In that pursuit of our men, 
Charles Green and John Griflfin were each wounded but escaped. 
Soon some Rebel stragglers came back, and Strong was ordered 
to their rear. He, with others were taken about three miles, cross- 
ing the Chicamauga at Reed's Bridge to the Rebel Field hospital, 
suffering the most excrutiating pain every step of the way. Soon 



after arriving there, he was placed on an operating table, fully ex- 
pecting to loose his arm, fortunately there were two Union Sur- 
geons there, and after considerable consultation, they decided to 
leave it on for a time. That same afternoon, the Rebel Gen. Hood 
had his leg amputated on the same table. Strong was detained at 
this hospital some ten days, when he, with three hundred other 
wounded prisoners was started for the South. At Ringgold, where 
they took the cars, he met Fred Haller, of his Company, (a man 
from Fitchville), who had been shot through the head on Saturday 
and left on the field for dead, or supposed to be. It is needless to 
say that he was very glad to meet one of his Company, and togeth- 
er they journeyed to Richmond. The trip was made mostly by 
daylight, the train stopping at night on some siding, the men be- 
ing allowed to get out and stretch themselves and lay on the bare 
ground, which was quite a privilege, when it is remembered that 
they were packed in box cars so closely that to lie down, was im- 
possible. The first stop was at Atlanta, where they were detained 
a week in the stockade, the boys called it "Bull Pen." As we left 
the train the women, about the depot (and they were richly dress- 
ed) made some very uncomplimentary remarks about the 

Yanks. Here we met George Coleman, of Co. A, who had been 
shot through the body, and who died later in Andersonville. After 
leaving Atlanta the first night was spent in Augusta, the next at 
Raleigh. At Columbia some of the cars perversely left the track 
as we were being switched onto another road which detained us 
for some time. A few hours run from Raleigh, the engine get- 
ting tired of the track, took to the ditch, with disastrous conse- 
quences to the feelings of a coach load of Rebel citizens who hap- 
pened to be next to the engine, and who were sorry that the 

Yanks had not been in their place. Our smash-up occurred in 
some woods, and tiie only way to proceed was to send to Weldon 
for another train which did not ccme to our relief until ten o'clock 



in the night, some twelve hours after the accident. There being 
a less number of cars, some of the soldiers were obliged to go on 
top. The train arrived at Weldon before daylight, and after a 
few hours delay, started for Petersburg and Richmond, arriving 
at the latter place, about noon. 

As we crossed the James Kiver on a high bridge, we could see 
in the distance Bell Isle, where Union Soldiers were confined in 
a starving condition. This was Monday morning in the early 
part of November, and as soon as we were off the cars we were 
started down the street in the direction of Libby Prison, which we 
soon reached, and were placed in a large room without a sign of 
furniture in it, and only one faucet from which to obtain water, 
and when the men were all lain down there was an alley a foot 
wide between each two rows of men to move about in. The Union 
officers were confined in the room above the soldiers, and the boys 
were not long in finding means of communication with them, and 
many in this way learning that their own officers were very near 
them. Maj. McDonald of the 101st, who was in command of the 
Reg't. Sunday, and who was one of the principal promoters of the 
escape from Libby Prison through the tunnel was one of them. 
There was a stairway at the back end of the building leading from 
our room to the officer's room, being boarded over at the top. We 
had been on very short rations during our journey, and the officers 
learning of this had sent out (they had the privilege of sending out 
and buying provisions) and bought a lot of bread and crackers, 
and the first thing we knew they had ripped up a board and had 
thrown down a lot of eatables. 

Of course there was a great rush for this corner of the room, 
and the guards at once discovered that something was wrong, 
and reported the fact to the proper officers, who came in and 
demanded to know who had done this awful deed. There was 
great ignorance in regard to the matter, no one having seen any- 



body throw anything down. The Rebel officers told us we could 
have nothing to eat until we had told who did it. They kept their 
word well for three days and then returned and gave us a half 
loaf of bread each. That day we were taken from Libby, marched 
down the street one block, and up the hill one block to another 
empty building, the only thing in it being an old stove, but as there 
was no wood this was worse than useless. But we sorely needed 
both, for the nights were getting chilly, and scarcely a man had a 
blanket After a while some officers came around examining the 
men and taking the names of those who were the most disabled. 
Strong being one of them. At night an order came for those who 
were on the list to report in the alley at the back of the building, 
and as their names were read- off, they were put through a gate 
into the street. If we had been ignorant of the object of this move, 
it soon dawned upon us that this party were to be paroled and sent 
North, but Strong's time had not come. The list was gone through 
with, and his name had not been called. 

The next morning, Harmon Martin was brought to this build- 
ing, just coming down with the small-pox. He had been captured 
in the same battle, with the Ambulance train. He was sent to 
the small-pox Hospital, and later he and Fred Haller were sent 
to Salisbury and Andersonville, both being held prisoners over 
fifteen months. That day, Strong was taken down the hill 
one block to a Hospital where in a few days he had an opera- 
tion performed, the Surgeon cutting a gash four inches long 
down to the bone, and then worming his finger around in this in- 
cision removing the pieces of bone, some of them an inch long, 
and during this operation he was perfectly conscious, having ta- 
ken nothing to deaden the senses. From the time he left the Bat- 
tlefield Hospital until this operation, or elven days in all, he did 
not have a clean bandage, but by the most careful attention upon 
his part, he escaped contracting any disease that might have 



proved serious. After being a week in this Hospital, he, with a 
large party were put on board a canal boat and started down the 
James River for City Point. They were so crowded on this boat 
that there was scarcely room to stand. At City Point the party 
was transferred to the City of New York, a fine U. S. Gov't ves- 
sel, and were soon on our way to Annapolis. 

About the first thing that happened aboard the vessel, we were 
given a loaf of bread each, and a big bowl oi coffee, and after an 
extended fast, we considered it the most appropriate thing that 
could have been done. 

We were a day and night on Chesapeake Bay, arriving at An- 
napolis in the morning. We were at once taken to St. John's 
College hospital and assigned to wards in the various College 
buildings. This was an Episcopal College, and the Dormitory 
buildings had been taken for hospital purposes. The first thing 
that we did in our new quarters, we were taken to a bath room, 
stripped of all our clothing, and were given a good scrubbing in 
hc»t water, which we sadly needed, and then rigged out in a new 
suit of Uncle Sam's blue clothes, the old ones meanwhile being 
clumped out the window. This was the cold winter of '63-64, and 
the Bay was frozen over in places and from our windows we 
could see men gathering oysters through the ice, and by the way 
they formed a large part of our living. During our stay here, the 
Russian war fleet come into port and the sailors coming on shore, 
had many a scrap with our soldiers. New Year's day we had a 
very nice Turkey dinner, one item of the menu being a glass of 
ale, which was not much relished by some of the guests. Soon 
after New Years, a party was made up and sent to Madison, Ind., 
and after a week in this Hospital, the inmates were examined to 
see if they were able to go to the Parole camp, it being understood 
that they would be sent to Camp Chase, Ohio. 

The Doctor thought the subject of this sketch was not able to 



stand camp life, but after mnch pleading by the interested party, 

he was permitted to go along. The party was j^ut on board a boat 
bound for Cincinnati, and arriving there, were taken to Colum- 
bus, and from there to Camp Chase, where they were put in Pa- 
role Barracks, which were very dirty, miserable affairs, and one 
of them at least, was occupied by a very questionable lot of men. 
The next morning he reported to the Doctor, and was ordered to 
the Hospital which was more than pleasing to him, as one night 
in that barracks was a plenty. At the hospital he was examined 
once a week for some time, the Doctors not appearing to be able 
to determine what was best to do. Finally, about the first of April 
'64. they said, well, we will give him a thirty days furlough, and 
wlien he comes back we will decide. It is almost impossible to 
describe the feeling of home-sickness to one who has never ex- 
perienced it. That awful feeling that comes over one when long 
absent from home and dear ones that makes one feel that he would 
almost embrace a measly dog that come from his home town. You 
can readily imagine then the joy that came to the heart of the 
wounded soldier as he contemplated the thought of once more 
visiting the scenes of his early childhood, and sitting once more 
at Mother's table. The thirty days passed rapidly away, and at 
their end he reluctlantly bid good bye, aud started for Camp 
Chase. Soon ufter his arrival he was examined by the Surgeons 
and pronounced unfit for further military duty, and honorably 
discharged from the service of the United States Government, 
the discharge being dated May 5th., 1864. 

Bill Russell was never with liie Co. any more. In the winter of 
'63-64 he was transferred to the Gunboat service. Webb returned 
to the Reg't. in the spring of 1864, and participated in the Atlanta 
Campaign until the battle of Kenesaw Mountain, when he was 
severely wounded, and was discharged March 27th, \b(j:>. Jo-ra 
Griffin, after lying in hospital all winter, ran away from a C^a. .- 



land Hospital before he had recovered from his wounds, and 
made his way back to the Reg't. where he stayed until they were 
mustered out June 12th, 1865. This ends the history of the Wake- 
man boys as nearly as can be told after a 1 ap se of forty-three 
years, without any data, except what is stored in the brain of one 
of the interested parties. Oberlin, O., 1907. 

BENJ. T. STRONG 



Comrades of Co. A, and of the other Cos, of the 101st O. V. I, 
and the friends of those who have passed away, I will explain to 
you that when I arranged with Sergt. Ben. Strong in 1905 for this 
Biography, it was after I had written one for him, and submitted 
it to his approval. He rejected it because he said I had given him 
to prominent a place in it. So he then went to work and wrote the 
20 pagesof Mss. I have given the reader. In it he only undertakes 
to give the history of his Wakeman township boys in Co. "A" 
and his own history to his discharge. 

I think now ( 1913) after reading several old letters, that Strong 
and I should have had Bill Russell on our C— battle list, thus mak- 
ing Lieut. Bryant and 17 men to enter action Strong mentions 
him twice. Among the 4 men left of Co "A" at the close of Battle 
we failed to give Albert Whitney's name. Nor should we omit the 
mention of Sergt. Knapp's heroism in rescuing the Regimental 
Colors Saturday and carrying them through the rest of the Battle 

For all of these prominent actions by the "Old 101st Boys", see 
our comrade L. W. Day's History of the Regt. There are plenty 
for sale yet. It is a fine illustrated book of 463 pages. 

The undersigned will, in time, give some further history of 
the Co. "A" Boys, and their services to the end of the War 
20 pp. C. R. GREEN, 



50 



SOLOMON HISEY'S APPEARANCE FIFTY YEARS 
AFTER THE BATTLE OF CHlCKAMAUGA. 
HIS BIOGRAPHY. 

Born in Columbiana C. O. Jan. 12 1831. Md. to Maria Garwood 
1852. Enlisted in Co. A 121st O. V. I., Aug.l2 1862. The Regiment 

was in the battle of Perryville, and around Ky. the next 6 mos. 

In the Tullahoma and Chickamauga Campaigns of 1863 under 
Gen. Rosesrans. Comrade Hisey's regiment was in Gen. Steed- 
man's Div., of Gen. Gordon Grangers Corps- At the Chickamauga 
Battle they got in towards the last, and the comrade about 15 min 
before sundown, Sept. 20, the last days battle, got shot in the 
right thigh and left on the battle field. 

Oct 1st the Rebels paroled Hisey, and he was removed by Union 
ambulances to the Chattanooga hospital. Later to Nashville and O. 
He got back to Gen. Shermans Army June 12 '64, when they were 
fighting at Big-Shanty. His regiment now belonged to the 14th 
Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland. He went through all these 
Campaigns, "Marching down to the Sea", and their last Battle of 
Bentonville N. C. without further harm. They took part May 26, 
in the Grand Review, going from there to Columbus O. to be 
discharged June 18 1865. Mr. Hisey was then 34 years old. 

Comrade Hisey wife ,and child 9 yrs old removed to Olathe, Kan. 
fall 1868. His business has been that of a Carpenter and Under- 
taker most of these years. His 1st wife died in 1875, four years 
later he married Mrs. Mary Cook Peck, Two children have been 
born to them. He has 7 grandchildren now. 



As fully explaned on another page, it was thought Sol Hisey 
in the Infantry Uniform and equipments of a Civil War Soldier 
could best show up at his modest age of 83 last Jany, aU charac- 
teristics of a well preserved Veteran Fifty Years After. 
C. R. Green's War Museum, Olathe Kan. 1914. 



A VISIT 41 YFARS AFTER, TO THE NATIONAL PARK OF 

CHATTANOOGA AND CHICAMAUGA. 

By Sergt. B. T. STRONG, of The 10 1st OHIO Vol. Inft. 

Printed now for the first time, "50 Years After", 

The Battle of Chicamauga. 



SOME EXTKACTS FROM OLD LETTERS. 

When Comrade Strong quit the larm in Wakeman in 1886, and moved 
to Oberlin to give his family a home while getting their education, he 
found it agreeable as well as profitable to go to work at the stoi.o mason's 
trade. Especially that part of dressing up the great stones usea I'ur uai,- 
side orran-cntaticn on weak. After woiking at it a lew youis, he «. is 
how his wife Mary puts it in a few sentences m a letter daied May 12, 190i, 

''Ben works too hard and is getting bent and worn, I nope he will 

never need to build another house, and do the stone work, it is too i>3avy 
and wearing. I am so glad however, to have a good modern arranged scene 
and brick house." 

Another letter, this time from Ben, dated Oct. 15, 1905, refuses to let 
me publish in my "Wiikeman Book of Some Local History and Biographies" 
a biography of my own get up about Strong that I sent on for his approval 
because it gave him ''altogether too much notoriety which is something 
contraiy to my own make up," and sa ys tha* he will write a history of the 
Wakeman Boys and himself for me lo u.-'?, (vvJ::ch as the reader can see 
he did by i9tJ7 and which we haveused.) 

Ben new proceeds this same date to write about a winter and spring 
trip he n.ade to the Pacific coast and back to enable him to rest up irum hi.-? 
hard labors of 17 years dressing stone. He says: Charlie I don't know as I 
have ever written to you about my trip West. In the winter of i903-'04 I 
visited niy son, Jarvis A. Strong, professor of music, located at Dayton, 
Waslangtun. From there I went on to the Pacific coast, where I visited all 
the principal cities from Seattle to Los Angeles. Returning bv New Or- 
igans and Ciiatlanocga, where I spent a most delightful week. 

CRAWFISH SPRINGS. 

I spent three days tramping over the old battlefield, and found things 

\'^ry much changed in some respects. There is a steam railway out through 

Criiwnsh Springs where there is quite a little burg. The old Lee mansion 

ill siiindcj but was unoccupied. There is a very large hotel close by the 

.springs, but is now used as a hospital, there being a regiment of U. S. 

aviary quartered between the Viniard House and the widow Glenn House. 

The road we took from the Springs to the Battlefield in war days is not in 

use as the railway crosses it seven times between the Springs and Lytle 

fstation which is quite a village, situated near where we crossed the Dry 



ON THE OLD CHICAMAUGA BATTLEFIELD. 
Valley road Su..ui.y n.oining of the fight three-fourths of a mile north o" 
the Widow Glenn housfe. 

General Lycie was killed on the ridge a short distance south of where 
we halted v/hen Gen. Rosecrans rode along the line just before we advanc- 
ed to the log breast works on Sunday morning. 

MISSION RIDGE AND NATIONAL CEMETERY. 

The first day 1 was in Chattanooga I went to the National Cemolery, 
and from there to Mission Ridge where I fell in with a comrade from Well- 
ington, O., Ben Vanator, and by the way, a cousin of Miles E. Cartwright. 
He was a fine companion and as anxious to see things as I was; although 
he was not in the battle but his battery, the Second Ohio Heavy Artillery, 
was stationed in Chattanooga during the seige. 

The first day we took the Rapid Transit electric line which landed 
us about one-fourth mile west of the inter-section of the Lafayette and 
Reads Bridge roads, and three-fourths of a mile north of Sncdgrass Hill. 
We made our way immediately to the latter place and commenced our v^^oik. 
The old Snodgrass house and barn stood in their original condition, (even to 
a muie in the barn) and although there was a batery right in front of 
the house and some most desperate fighting occurred iiere, there is riofc a 
scratch of a bullet or shell on either one. 

We spent the morning looking over the ground and reading the tablets. 
The position of every brigade is marked by a taulet, which is a cast iron 
plate 3x4 feet square erected on an iron post containing about SOO woido in 
raised letters faced with white paint, and as you know every Ohio regi- 
mets position is marked by a fine granite monument, and every Uaio regi- 
sition is marked by a duplicate battery in style and number of guns wi^n 
cast iron carriages, it is easy for the old soldiers to find their positions ia 
the battle. 

i^'rorn Snodgrass Hiil we passed to the Right, tnrough Lytle staLicn, 
pass Bloody Pond to the Widow Glenn house which was burned during the 
battle but now restored. Near here is Gen. Wilder's Brigade monument, a 
circular stone tower 90 feet high, from the top of which one gats a splen- 
did view of the surrounding country. From here v^'^e went back to Lytis 
Hill and started to find our Sunday position. Going about three-forths oi 
a mile directly east v/e came to our Brigade (Carlin's) tablet in the South- 
west corner of the Brotherton field and among other things I luad tins: 
"Number engaged somcluing over 1300; per cent of casualities 57.57," some- 
thing that I did not see on anyother taoiet. To think that our own coi.i- 
mand Gen. Carlin's Brigade of Gen. Davis' Division right here lost over 
half of their number in killed, wounded and orisoners in less than an hour .i 
time, Sunday noon, and that here it was that you and I, John Grinin nud 
others of Company A, got shot and only four men of the Company Isft. 

You know that wo were isolated in the cattle line, that G2ii. \vooi 
having withdiawn his division on ti;e Left a:;d (-.on. bueriUan far to our 
i'ear on our Right left fatal gaps on each side of us. Weil the giouiij d.J 



not look riglit to me. You remember we lay just in the edge of the 
timber well back from the present tablet, which was evidently intended to 
mark cur position then. Some growth of white oaks now only 6 or 8 inches 
through, there evidently planted by the Park Board to replace the timber 
cleared oil since the battle from the field in front of us now contused lao. 
You know the Rebel Gen. Longstreet, had two divisions in front of us that 
day. Well we made our way down the lines to the left arriving 
at the car station about dark, it having rained a drizzle all day. 

The next day we took the steam cars for Crawfish Springs, we took 
the dirt road for Gordon's Mill which we found to be the same structure 
that it was there 40 years ago withsome modern improvements, tui/ui.g 
out 60 barrels of flour every twenty four hours. From here we follow^-a 
the Lafayette Road north to the Viniard farm where we were engaged Sat- 
urday. Here it became interesting. About 100 yards east of the road are 
ranged our Brigade monuments. 1st to the south the 81st Indiana, then the 
2isi Illinois, the 101st Ohio and lastly the 38th Illinois. 

GEN. CARLIN'S brigade MONUMENTS AND SAT'YS FIGHT. 

After viev^dng the monuments we crossedthe road to the house and 
inquired of an old gentleman it that was the Viniard house? iSo; he said 
tiiat stood over there, pointing to the south. A lady standing on the porch 
said to us: "Won't you come in and have a cup of coffee/" V/e told her we 
thought it very kind of her, and went in and had hot biscuit and coffee. 
Sne told us about the Major, andl asked her about her father. And later we 
saw his name. Major Lynani, 9th Ivlississippi, on a Rebel tablet. 

A (cannon) shell monument a little north and west of the house marks 
the spot where Col. Heg of the 15th Wisconsin was mortally wounded. 1 
think one monument stands very near the spot where Sam V/ilson of 
Company A fell. From here we went to Hall's Ford Tower, By the way, 
there are three vievirpoints on the field, 70 feet high. On Snodgrass Hill 
one, near the Reed Bridge Road east of the Kelly field one, and tlie one 
at Hails Ford of the Chicamauga Creek. They are all built of iron. 

You remember the words where wo found the Rebels Saturday were 
filled with a dense underbrush, as they were on many other parts of the 
battlefield. Now this brush is all cleared away and you can see a long 
distance, 

i-'rom Halls Ford we came back to the Lafayette Road and followed 
that to the left past the Brotherton house which is about east of where 
Weeds' division was in line Sunday morning. And although there was 
severe fighting all around we failed to find thema rk of a bullet or shell on 
it. (I think that the old buildings of war days on the battle ground had 
mostly decayed or been destroyed previous to the Park Boards' work and 
that they restored them anew with such old looking material from other 
log cabins as they could get, when I was there at the dedication of the Park 
in 1895 and spent 3 or 4 days looking it all over I caught on to a lot of 
these things because there we:e hundreds of comrades and hundreds of Con- 
federates wao iiad all been in the battle. — Editor,* 



ON THE OLD CHICAMAUGA BATTLEFIELD. 

FcUowing the Lafayette Road still further north to the Pee field, we 
find that the State of Georgia has erected a tine monument about 50 feet 
-igh, and right here is where our lines commenced to bend to the east an 
north around the Kelly farm, and our side maintained this position without 
much fighting while the battle was raging in Snodgrass Hill, It being 
near nip^ht we made our way to the electric station feeling that we had 
spent a profitable day. 

The next day, Sunday, my companion thought he would not go, so I 
started alone. Going out by the Electric I wanted to find the place where 
I was held a prisoner. I took the Reed Bridge road to the bridge passing 
over the ground where the battle opened Saturday morning . Crossing the 
bridge the ground did not look right to me, being grown up to timber. So 
I turned back and took the road to Alexander's Bridge, passing Jay's 
Mill, but I was soon satisfied that that was not the place, i made my way 
back to the line of battleofSaturday,around the Winfrey house and Brock 

THE BROCK FIELD AND 4 1 St OHIO. 
field, where the 41st Ohio was engaged and Col. Baldwin was killed. Then 
north on the road to the Kelly field and around that field where I found a 
large number of monuments to which I had not discovered before. It was 
now getting dark and I hastened my way to the car station, havig traveled 
on foot about 12 miles. In fact we averaged ten or twelve miles every day, 
for a week that we werearound Chattanooga, AH these little bridle paths 
of war days are now broad macadam roads and there is a 50 foot boule- 
vard from the north end of Missionary Ridge to Ringold station a number 
oi miles long as smooth as a pevement. 

Well I will say that I enjoyed my visit immensely and would liked to 
have had spent a month going over all the ground that Gen. Davis' divib- 
ion of Gen. McCook's corps covered after crossing the Tennessee river, 
n«ar Bridgeprt, Alabama, September 4, 1863until the Chicamauga Battle 
closed. 

THE MONUMENTS THE STATE OF OHIO HAS BUILT. 
It is wonderful what the state of Ohio has done to commemorate the 
valor of her heroes and martyrs, besides the 55 granito monuments on Chica- 
niaugas Field, she has erected an 85 foot monument on Missionary Ridgj 
at a cost of $27,000, and whereever an Ohio regiment gained the crest of 
the Ridge in that battle of Missionary Kidge ,siie nas placed a bronze Uiblet 
mounted o na granite post, giving a description of the action of the J'jgi- 
ment. 

It is a beautiful country and Chattanooga is a very enterprising city, 
and I shall certainly revisit it and stay longer. Do you know Charjie, i tak-> 
great pleasure in redaing the set ofthelSO volumes and 500 maps, official 
Rebellion Records, in our library- I have a book that I prize much. Gen. 
Boyington's Report in 1895 to the Government on the Dedication of the Chat- 
tanooga ad Chicamauga National Park. 

Yours ti'ulv, with kind regards, 
BENJAMIN T. STRONG, 
Late of Con\panv A, 101st 0- V. I, Army of tl.u Cumberland. 



Descendants Of Justus Minor. 

Who was born about 1775 In 

Conn, and Removed to the 
FIREL.ANDS OHIO, 

1821. 
Written up and pubHshed, by 

Cliarles R. Green, 01atl,c Kansas. 1914 
Aua.or of Historical Series ''Early Days In Kansas" 

;^" ^'5»'°» Of 125 Copies only by itself. 
A chapter dr.,wn from my forthcoming booic " Som. r ' , 
H,st:„-y and^eneaolosy Of Wakem^'n O 60 Years Igo"" 

Justus Minor settled Tril^o^n 
of Wakeman, 93 years ago. 
many of the old Families 
are descendants. 

member of the • • " - 

Mississippi Valley Historical Association- 
Kansas State Historical Society 
FiRELANDS Historical Society, Norwalk Ohio. 



Of the ten children born to Cyrus and Sarah Hall Minor, eight 
were alive in 1902, when I drew out this Narrative from Charles 
E. Minor, of Wakeman O. 

The order and their location then were as follows; 

1st Edwin Minor the eldest, born 1831, married Laura daughter 
of Daniel Clark, of Brighton. They wer, fc to Kan. and had a hand 
in the struggle to make a Free State. Ed^vin served tb rough the 
War in a Kan. Cavalry Regiment*. The Border strife was so fierce 
that early in the war his wife and child fled to her old Ohio horre. 
Here neighbors to my parents home In ade her acquaintance. So it 
came about that 18 years later, the author of this traveling around 
Kansas looking for a new home hunted up Edwin Minor's at 
their lola home. I spent several da^^^s around, Mr. Minor was one 
of the leading Builders and Contractors. And had a fine interest- 
ing famil5^ Natural gas had not boomed the City then. 
I do not know the date of Edwin Minors death. 

2nd Lucy Minor married Charles Clark. Mrs. Edwin Minor's 
Brother of Brighton. They always lived in Brighton and Welling- 
ton until Mr Clarks death, some time after the war. 

The widow married a Mr. Vosburg of that piace, and now lives 
in Mich. She has 4 children. 

3rd Erastus Minor born back in Ct. about 1835, married a Miss 
Nickerson of Litchfield O. They settled first in Mich. Later they 
removed to Portland Oregon. 

4th Hallam Minor age 28, was killed in 1863 in a rail road wreck 

5th Charles E. Minor is spoken of at It ngth further on. 

6th Miss. Eliza Minor died at Collins, O. in 1903. 

7th Wallace Minor married in Pa. Settled in Mq. and in 1902 
was living in Calif. 

8th Mitchell Minor married a Townsend girl, Lucy Lakins, They 
settld first in Mo. Later removed to San Diego, Calif. 

9th Wliliam Minor born in Brighton, married a Barrett of New 
London. He did business there many years, but is now in Cleve- 
land. The 10th child he did not mention. Died young I e:>Kpect. 
The mother of this family, Sarah, died at Collins in 1882. age 75 
Cyrus Minor lived along until he was 90 years old, dying at 
their Collins home in 1890. 4 



I thought Cyrus Minor lived near Townsend Centre, Charles 
answered, no; he hvcd near Collins Station and the greater part o:" 
his life was a Farmer. 

THE OLD LONG BARRELED GUN OP THE FRENCH INDIAN 

COLONIAL WAR, 1753 -'66, IN THE MINOR FA^l JLY. 
There is in the possession of the Charles Minor Branch of the 
family Cyrus' old Colonial GUN. I did not see it as one of the boys 
had it. But having one that was made in Northampton, England 
1762, as per an inscription on the barrel, that my father Elias 
Green of Wakeman, had purchased in 1858 of Sheldon Barnes. I 
of course was interested in the Minor Gun. 

Charles said that their gun had been carried by some ancestor 
by the name of Minor, in the French Indian War before the Revo- 
lution. Justus Minor had brought it with him to Ohio in 1821. It 
carried either ball or shot. I heard Sheldon Barnes, another old 
Conn. Pioneer of 1826, tell father how he had killed a deer with his 
long barreled, flint lock shot gun, 60 r's off with ball in his young 
orchard, prehaps as late as the 40's. When Cyrus and his family 
moved back to Conn, he left the Minor gun with his brother in law 
Chester Manville. He told Charles I think, that the Minor who car- 
ried the gun in the Revolution could beat all others shooting at 
mark. The barrel of my gun is 4i feet long, stock and all 6 feet. 
Mr. Barnes said the mujele had been cut off 4 inches, when the 
gun was made over from a fhnt lock to a precussion cap in 1855. 
The next time I was out to Ohio, (1906) I learned still more about 
the old Minor gun. It was then in possession of Albert Minor of 
KendaUville Ind. When Cyrus Minor moved back to Ohio from 
Conn, Chester Manville gave up the gun to him. He had it made 
over into a precussion lock gun. 

A good bear story I heard on the gun. 
The Last Bear In Wakeman 

In the early day when bears had got to be pretty scarce a very 
knowing one from age and repeated forays on the pig pens, got to 
be noted among the Wakeman pioneers. The officers of the Town- 
ship, of which Justus Minor was one, resolved to offer a bounty 
for his killing. He was liable to turn up most any where and was 
very much feared. Mr. Minor however did not want folks to 
break the Sabbath day by hunting the bear. So they put in the 



proviso; no Bounty if killed on Sunday. 

One Sunday morning while Mr. Minor was preparing for church 
he heard the pigs in the pen squealing. He grabbed the old long 
barreled gun and rushed out, the old Bear was there climbing 
out of the pen with his pig, and shaping his get away towards the 
banks of Brandy Creek. His greed in open daylight this time even 
if it was Sunday and Deacon Minor, it was his undoing. Mr. Minor 
shot and killed the bear but got no bounty. Charles H. Shelton, 
who lives on the Cyrus Minor place told me the story first. His 
wife Louie said that Nathaniel Bunce told it to her when a girl. 
And wishing still more versions I went to Mrs Julia Ann Bunce 
Pierce, then (July '06) 86 years old, and a resident of Wakeman 
since 1829- She remembered it. Justus Minor died Dec 19th 1847 
age 78 thus showing that he was born in 1769 instead of 1775 as I 
have incorrectly given this at the peginning. So when Julia Bunce 
married David Pierce she had Justus Minor the second time for 
neighbor as he spent his declining years in the Chester Manville 
home or under his care in a house near bye where neighbors ran 
in to minister to his few wants Julia Pierce speaking of the moth- 
ers of those early days, said they use to quiet naughty children 
then by " the bears will get you! the Bears will get you!" Even 
my mother. Mary Ann Shelton born in Wakeman 1826 had that 
habit of getting prompt obedience from her flock. 



Charles E. Minor. 
Was born at Meriden Conn. April 11th 1837. when 11 years old 
his father moved back to Brightoh, Ohio, and when 17, they re- 
moved to Collins where Charles' father lived the rest of his life. 

Charles received a good common school education. He attended 
several terms at an Academy, and took a Commercial course at 
the Bryant & Stratton Business College Cleveland Ohio. Prehaps 
he was there when the call to Arms came. 

He went to the war at President Lincoln's 1st caU for 75000, 3 
mos men in the celebrated Cleveland Grays Organization. In it he 
enlisted April 16 1861, and it became Co. E. 1st Ohio Vol, Inft. Col. 
Alex McD. McCook, Commanding. In 69 hours from the call they 
were on the cars bound for Washington. But thy did'nt get there 
without some fighting along the road. See war books for History. 



When Charles Minors time was up in the iJ mos Regiment he re 
enlisted at the age of 24 in Co. G 67th O. V. I. Nov. 18 1861. and 
served in that regiment more than 4 years. He went in as a duty 
Sergeant, and for gallantry in the assauJt on Fort Wagner, S. C. 
Juiy 18 1863, where he ^vns wounded, was promoted 1st to Order- 
ly Sergeant and then 2nd Lieut, of his Co. March 1865 he became 
1st Lieut, in Co. B. His war service was mostly in Va. And though 
wounded 8 times during the War, he never was in a hospital but 
twice, and saw 4 yrs 4 mos and 16 days service. He came out with 
a commission as Capt. but the Co- was to small for him to be mus- 
tered. Serving in Gen. Butlers command the Campaign of 1864, 
against Richmond, he was shot May 20th in the right ear, and 
again Oct 18th in the right ankle the bullet being in there yet. 
It seems to me he said he was shot twice in the right ear. He tho- 
ught the Johnnies surely were after him. These wounds are very 
troublesome to him now a:^ increasing age draws on, it being very 
difficult to talk with him on account of his deafness, I asked to 
see his sword but he said it had got burned up since the War in 
some fire. 

Charles Minor's war record is one that needs no commendation 
from the writer, It speaks for itself. His last wound almost drove 
him out of active Field Service. But anxious to stay until the end 
of the War, he rejoined his command about the time of the fall of 
Richmond. Later he was made Provost Marshall by the Gov't and 
assigned one of the counties of Va. which office as a Public Guar- 
dian and Judge he held until their Regiment was mustered out 
Dec- 7th 1865, at City Point Va. and got back to Columbus O. and 
was Discharged Dec. 16th 4 yrs as a regiment. See Whitelaw Reid 
"Ohio in the War", Vol. 2 pp 392-93 for a brief condensed History 
from which some of this is drawn 1914 to make a complete record. 

Mitchel and Wallace Minor, Charles' brothers each served 3 3'rs 
in the 24th O. V. I. 

It is wonderfull how these Minor brothers got in more than 10 
years for Uncle Sam and all lived so many years after the War. 

And Edwin in Kan. who had 6 or 8 yrs of Border Troubles. 
But I know Charles got weary from his Army infirmities long 
before he was called higher. End of war part. 



Home Prom The War. 
Charles E. Minor, came to Wakeman and entered business there 
.... 1866. He bought an interest in Edward J. Bunce's store be- 
coming his partner, and was in it 4 years. The Store was located 
in the old Wakeman Exchange Block, north the track, later made 
over into the Bright Hotel. In 1866 Mr. Minor relieved C. F. Lew- 
is of the Wakeman P. O. and held it 5 yrs and 3 mos, 

Charles Minor was married May 16th 1866 to Miss Adelia Mary 
daughter of Lucus Hall and Mary Jane Bunce. Thus his mother- 
in law was his j)artners sister. 

Their home has always been in Wakeman. At first on Railroad 
Ave. next west of Mr, Pease, later in a fine residence on Pleasant 
St just south of Burks Store. He traded with John M, Whiton 
and moved out of town in 1880, for the little farm and home orig- 
inally occupied by his father Cyrus Minor. Here they lived many 
years. Chas H. Shelton occupies the home now. 

There were 5 children born in the Charles Minor home, as fol- 
lows; Albert H. Minor, born Aug. 3rd 1867, married Edith daugh- 
ter of Erastus Squire of Wakeman. Thoy have two daughters, and 
live at KendallviUe, Ind. (1902) 

Mary L. Minor, born Oct. 14 1868. married F. A. Denman of Wa 
keman. Helen and Lyle born to this union. 

Leon D. Minor, born April 5 1871, married Etta Dill of Wake'n. 
One child, Marian Adelia. Leon is Sta. Agt. for the L, S. & M, S. 
R. W. at Sandusky and lives there. Later— 1914. Leon died a year 
or two back, date mislaid. 

Nellie C. Minor, born May 15 1872. married to Myron Shelton 
Oct. 11 1893. They have 3 children, Elbert, Esther and Mary. The 
old Shelton homestead of the 50's is their home. 

Roy E. Minor, born June H 1874. and died at the age of fifteen. 

Charles E, Minor entered the U. S. Railway Mail Service, Nov. 
1871 and as a mail clerk was in it 25 years. In all that time he nev- 
er met with a serious accident. He was on a week and off a week. 
He run from Buffalo to Toledo 4 years, then had a run from Cleve 
land to Toledo. Had Mr. Minor and I had sufficient time at this 
1902 interview, he would have given m-e many interesting' inciden- 
ts of this 25 years steady service. The Family lived on the Minor 
farm in Wakeman most of tliese years. 



Home Prom The War. 

0]-,arles E. Minor, came to Wakeman and entered business there 
... 1866. He bought an interest in Edward J. Bunce's store be- 
coming: his partner, and was in it 4 years. The Store was located 
in the old Wakeman Exchange Block, north the track, later mad- 
over into the Bright Hotel. In 18G6 Mr. Minor relieved C. P. Le-\' 
is of the Wakeman P. O. and held it 5 yrs and 3 mos, 

Charles Minor was married May 16th 1866 to Miss Adelia Mary 
daughter of Lucus Hall and Mary Jane Bunce. Thus his mother- 
in law was his partners sisbery 

Their home has always been in Wakeman. At first on Railroad 
Ave. next west of Mr. Pease, later in a fine residence on Pleasant 
St just south of Burks Store. He traded with John M. Whiton 
and moved out of town in 1880, for the little farm and home orig- 
inally occupied by his father Cyrus Minbr. Here they lived many 
:,'ears. Chas H. Shelton occupies the home now. 

There were 5 children born in the Charles Minor home, as fol- 
lows; Albert H. Minor, born Aug. 3rd 1867. married Edith daugh'^ 
ter of Erastus Squire of V/akeman. They have two daughters, and 
live at Kendallville, Ind. (1902) / 

Mary L. Minor, born Oct. 14 1868. married F. A . Denman oi^ 
V\"akeman. Helen and Lyle born to this unioT: jl 

Leon D. Minor, born April 5 1871, married iiilta Dill of Wake'u. 
One child, Marian Adelia. Leon is Sta. Agt. for the L, S. & M. S. 
it. W. at Sandusky and lives there. Later ~ 1914. Leon died a year 
or two back, date mislaid. 

Nellie C. Minor, born May 15 1872. married bo Myron Shelton 
Oct. il 1893. They have 3 children, Elbert, Esther and Mary. Tho 
old Shelton homestead of the 50's is their home. 

Roy E. Minor, born June 11 1874. and died at the age of fifteen. 

Charles E. Minor entered the U. S. Railway Mail Service, Nov. 
18 71 and as a mail clerk was in it 25 years. In all that time he nev- 
er met with a serious accident. He was on a week and off a week. 
He run from Buffalo to Toledo 4 years, then had a run from Cie\ 
land to Toledo. Had Mr. Minor and 1 had sufficient time at thi.r. 
1902 interview,' he would have given me many interesting inciden- 
ts of this 25 years steady service. Tlie Family lived on the Mino. 
farm in Wakeman most of these 3'ears. Etc. 



MRS. ADELIA MINOR- 

So far I have dwelt entirely on the Minor History; but what of 
the women who from time to time merged their lives into this line 

In Justus Minors home were 3 wives at different times in his 
Wakeman history. Mrs Elizabeth Denton has quite ably covered 
the history of them in her 42 articles, written for my Wakeman 
book 20 years ago, which book is previouslj^ referred in this Biog. 
Those noble Pioneer women who came in from Conn, and other 
Eastern states left their puritan impress on their daughters and 
grandaugters, tlie mothers of so many of our old Wakeman fam- 
ilies before the Civil War. 

Of such stock as this was Charles Minor's wife Delia Hall' desc- 
ended from. I knew the Bunce's very well. In those 25 years that 
Charles Minor was absent so much, on mail service think you not 
that there was a double load placed on the mothers shoulders. 

I never knew her very well until I went there, in 1902 to inter- 
view Charles. Delia was then suffering a partial stroke of paral- 
ysis' her speech was very difficult for me to understand, and I 
could not draw out some of the Wakeman school history I wan- 
ted of the late Fifties. Alice Barbour, Gertrude Farrand, Cornelia 
Strong, Dryden Barbour, Hiram Bunce a brother of Dianth, and 
i)thers were some of Delia's mates and associates. 

They showed me a relic of Justus Minors day, an old Methodist 
Psalm Book, of about 1834. This little book had been the proper- 
ty of Justus Minor's 3rd wife Rosanna Franklin. 
Adeha Hall Minor, died March 31st, 1904. Age 59 yrs. 
Charles E. Minor was married Jany. 11 190G in Cleveland to Mrs. 
Mary A. Vaughn, an old neighbor, the widow of Joshua Vaughn 
Avho had lived in Wakeman over 30 yrs, and a part of which time 
Jiad been Sexton of the Wakeman Cemetery. Mr Minor brought 
liis wife home and she ministered to his wants faithfully and lov- 
ingly the balance of his lifetime, afterwards returning to a' hou.o 
with her children in Cleveland. 

Charles E. JMinor passed away Nov. 8 1913. His funeral being- 
held from his home 3 days later. His age being 76 yrs, (> mos and 
27 days. His Obituary in the County paper, states substantialJy 
about as I had it. I failed to mention that he received a Medal of 
Honor for gallant services in their S. C. Campaign. End 

Charles R. Green, Historian. 



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INDEX to part of CONTENTS of my Book "SOME LOCAL 
HISTORY AND GENEAOLOGY OF WAKEMAN, O. 1817-65". 
Which book has been growing these 18 or 20 years, and is not all 
printed yet. C. R, Green, Historian & Publisher, Olathe Kan 

JUxVE 1914. , 
PART 1st. " ~ ^ 

INTRODUCrCRY TO HURON CO. AND WAKEMAN. PAGE 

List of the original FIllELANDS LOT OWNERS, IN CONN 18U8 ' 
A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE 1st SETTLERS THAT CAME TO 
WAKEMAN, AND THE ASSESSORS RETURNS UP TO 1829 " 7 

Part 2nd. 

Reminiscences of the early settlers of Wakeman Twp. O. Prepared for 
this book by Mrs. ELIZABETH CANFIELD DENTON, In 1898 57 padres 

The AUGUSTINE CANFIELD FAMILY. 

The aMIEL PIERCE 

The t^AMUEL BRISJ'OL 
The 3 above families came iu 1817, the first. 

Dr HERMAN OLARjv FAMILY 1818. 

Ihe JUSTIN .-HER i I AN " 1824. 

The CUES i'ER MAN VILLE " 1822. 

The J UVT 05 xML\ OR " I82I. 

BaRAZLLLA HENDRICKS & ABRAM BRONSON, 1819. 

SilELDuN SMIIH. 1819. 

THE sILaS FRENCH FAMILY. 1817-20. 

DEACON JAME> WILSON " 1822 ^ 

The Underi^round Railroad Drivers in Wakeman, in the Ws & '50's 32-33 

REV. XE2s'Oini(JN BEl'T^. 1828. 

llie BEL A COE FAMILY. 1825. 

DE iCON: I AaC HILL'S FAMILY. 1825. 

The AMO^ CLARK 

RUBE:^ hall and two sons ALYIN AND LUCUS HALL. 

ihe kUFi;.> BUN^ E F.aMILY. 1827. 

IS '.AC AND KNt^ELAND TODD, 1827. 

GEORCE aNDSALA TOUD, 183B. 

MERRIlT HYDE FA MiLY, 1823. 

MARSHALL JOHNSON, 18l7 

AARON J\\R-ON>, EDWARD MARKS and S. WELCH 

RIVER STREET 50 and 60 years ago. Its history. 

The LuWlHER MURuER. 1830.' 

\n1LlIaM BENTLEYaud^H£LDON MUNGER, 1820. 

HEERICK BENTLEY, \\m. LOSTIC and JOEL WHEELER. 

v\ m, BARNES, and >i ATHaN DOWNS. 

The CYRUo bTl.o:NG FAMIL\^ 1857 

PETER SHERMAN " 1827. 



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.lOHIs BHOUKS 1827. Page 54 

GARWOOD CAMP 1824. " 56 

CYRRNUS BEECHEIJ. 1832. " 5(i- 57 

.JABEZ HAN FORD. 1830. „ 57 

MARQUIS D. RANDALL. 1841. " 58 

JESSE EDWARD HANFORB. 1830. " fi9 

LESTER FAR RAND. • 59 

CONXiREGAriONAL CHURCH HISTORY. '• 59-64 

Mrs. Denton gives 60 yrs history. Ending with the church .lobilee yr. 1894 

f.IST OF SIEMBeYiS of CONGL. church in I860. 100 " ' 65-66 

THE EARLY DAY SCHOOL HIS TORY OF WAKEMAM. " 66-70 

THE WHISKY WAR OF 1856 IN WAKE MAN. ^' 70--72 

END of PART 2nd, and Mrs. C anfield Denton's ar icles. 

PART 3rd Recollections of Ear y Days In Wakeman, Clarksf icld and 

Florence, 1835- 65. By some of the Voluntary Exiles, fathered and prepared 
for this book by C. R. (>reen, Olathe Kan. r-lncethe • ivil Wa . Also some 
Articles re-published from old prints, now out of date. 

History of lienj. r. Strong and his comrades the Wakeman Boys in the 
loist O. V. I. In 1 he Civil War. by 15. T. Strong. 19ii7. "' 73-84 

Strongs visit to the Chickamauga Battlefield 19u4 by himself " 85. 88 

History of the 9 Volunteers wlio went to the War in the 101st 
< >. V. I. From Clarksfield, O. by C. R. Green. 51 years after. - 89- i02 

Names and localities in Huron Co. whence came the lOU men 
of Co. A icistO. V. I. by C. R. Green. ' 13 1 4 

List and name of command of all Voluntees from Wakeman 
the whole \^'ar. h'O men .Some history. Compiled by > . R. Green. " 

FIFt'Y YEAi S AGO IN O. BEGINNING OF ClVli. W R 

THE jrSTUS MINOR FAMILY- 
CYRUS MINOR'S FAMILY. 

THE OLD LON(} BARRP:LED GUN OF THE FRKNCH 
INDIAN WAH, 1753~'66, IN MINOR FAMILY. 

THE L\Si' iU^:Ai; IN WAKEMAN. 
^lARl.I•:S F,. MINO^i/S WAR RKC.OIM.). 
C. E. MINOR. -VND FAMILY AFTER THE W.VR. 

Obituary Record of Wakeman Town.ship, from its early setliomei;- 
lnl8i7toJan. 1st 1859. By CHE.STER MANVlLLE 

MRM'XP^ '»H' ii ORRNCE lOWNSHIi*. BY JOAB .SQLiR! 

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Relies. 

"Which shall it be? Go hunting, or stay by the Fireside". 
Thus muses our friend Elwood Merritt Hoge, born in Northern 
Ohio Jany. 6 1826. Located in Kan. as the artist takes the picture. 

Mr. Hoge now most 89, came to Johnson Co. in 1858. He is a re- 
markable spry man yet on the Olathe strees. A nice home, wife 
and children, bless him. He kindly consented to act as a dummy 
in this Historical Picture of my Old Relics, whose total ages foot 
up over 1100 years. C. R. Green. • 

1 The old long barreled gun of 1762, bought by EJias Green in 
1858 of Sheldon Barnes of Wakeman, O. Daniel Clark of Brigh- 
ton had also been an owner of it since Ohio was settled. 

2 The Pewter mug on the mantle, was moved into Wakeman by 
David Smith about 1832, and said to have been in the fjimily 
200 years. He brought a dozen pieces from Conn. 

3 An old fashioned iron candlestick, given me by Mrs. Margaret 
Converse, a part of her wedding outfit 70 yrs, now 100 yrs. old. 

4 A fashionable tile hat of the 40's. Charles R. Shelton's wedding 
hat, given me in 1865 for exhibition purposes. 

5 Great granddad David Smiths swallow tail coat 75 years old. 
This and the Mug presented me by M rs. Henriette Haskins. 

6 A piece of a blue home made counterpane, from the Gershom 
Shelten home loom. They came from Conn, in 1826. 

7 On the other knee, a handkerchief from Canada 40 years ago. 
A regular Brittishers nose cloth. 

8 On the floor some pieces of homemade woolen blankets, made 
in the Charles Green Factory in N. Y. about 1820. 3 generati- 
ons of Green boys have used the blankets. 

9 A tin Lanthorn of 75 years ago. Carried off to Kansas from 
Wellitigtan O. in 1856 by Lucian R. Adams, who settled ia Bur- 
lingame. The lantern was given me aljout 1900. 

10 A book 10x14 in, dated in London 1615, called "Stowes Eng- 
lish Chronicles". It is in Old English, and the history stops 
in King James' reign. 

11 A copper teakettle brought from Old Cantebury Eng. about 
1844, by Mr. and Mrs. E. Norris once of Lyndon, Kan. The old 

kettle is over 90 years old and by some mending was a life friend. 

Olathe , Kan. Dec. 1914. 



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